Posted by
ryuzaki0
on from the pontificating dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Richard Stallman has written a piece on the state of free software and where it needs to go now, in celebration of GNU turning 20 today. It's available both on NewsForge and Linux.com."
You've only demonstrated to me that Free Software is a religion to you and the slashbots.
I use closed and open software, I see value in both. The idea that only free software can improve humanity or betters society reminds me of the socialist progaganda the hippie college students pass out.
It's really fascinating to see such disdain the free software folks have against people who used closed software. Do you not think we know what we are doing?
It's just possible that people aren't buying this utopian fantasy of yours, and choose to use and purchase what they want. Freedom works both ways. Just don't feed me the bullshit that we are lesser people because of it.
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I use closed and open software, I see value in both. The idea that only free software can improve humanity or betters society reminds me of the socialist progaganda the hippie college students pass out.
It's really fascinating to see such disdain the free software folks have against people who used closed software. Do you not think we know what we are doing?
It's just possible that people aren't buying this utopian fantasy of yours, and choose to use and purchase what they want. Freedom works both ways. Just don't feed me the bullshit that we are lesser people because of it.
SIG:Slashdot: indymedia for nerds.