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ESR Advocates Proprietary Software

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-not-all-the-time dept.

mvdwege writes "Apparently, Eric Raymond has decided that proprietary software is now a good thing, according to The Register. I must say it is rather revealing how easily he is willing to compromise on this particular freedom. Is his earlier vocal proclamation of the importance of freedom (still visible on his homepage) mere posturing? And if so, how about his vocal support of other freedoms?"

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  1. Re:That's not quite what he said. by Enoxice · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ESR? Why does it seem like everyone associated with FOSS gets their own acronym?

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