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Stallman Unsure Whether Firefox Is Truly Free

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the more-left-than-left dept.

Slatterz writes "Among the theories Stallman bandies about in this Q&A are: Facebook may not share private data with the CIA, Firefox isn't really 'free software,' and his dreams of a day where nobody is involved in developing or promoting proprietary software. Agree or disagree?"

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  1. What is free? by firewood · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Stallman's definition of "free": stuff he likes. His definition of "not free": stuff he doesn't like.

  2. Re:I Just Took A Huge Shit by geminidomino · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    And what's the difference from them doing that with a GPLed program? Claiming patents on bits of it and suing you?

    It's not the publicly available prior art. Nope. The BSDed project has that too.

    It's not the major attorney fees from defending yourself from the bullshit suit. Nope. Both have that problem too.

    Yeah, the patent system in this (and several other) country is fucked up. But that's orthogonal to the claimed issue of "freedom"

  3. the great and powerful stallman has spoken by nimbius · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    and now we must all ruminate ad infinitum on his true divine meaning so that it may guide us in our respective technological paths.

    or, its a fat antiestablishmentarian with a beard and a flute whos been kicked off planes, pisses off BSD devs, and makes us all generally uncomfortable.

    heres some other tripe that stallman approves of:

    Contribute funds to avoid a ban on selling hallucinogenic mushrooms in the Netherlands.

    Boycott Coca Cola Company for using paramilitaries to murder union organizers.

    how is this guy still relevant?

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