From what I have read in several interviews RMS gave, his motivation is that all software should be free regardless of whether its source code is open or closed. That open source software is free is a consequence of the fact that if you can download the source code, then you can compile it and run it.
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From what I have read in several interviews RMS gave, his motivation is that all software should be free regardless of whether its source code is open or closed. That open source software is free is a consequence of the fact that if you can download the source code, then you can compile it and run it.