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Followups to off-topic.debate, because...
suffice it to say, I do not agree, sir. :-)
Stallman may be a bit flakey as a person, but I think the general theme
that one can create "free" software and make a healthy living from it is
extremely valid. I did not hear him in person so I cannot comment on
that interview, but the GNU Manifesto seems to be pretty clear on how to
go about making a living from "free software".
And if you don't think it's doable, what precisely is it that RedHat,
one of the most successful IPOs recently, is doing?
Now, I will tell you that I personally would not want to see a world
where all software was FORCED to be free by government fiat, and where
Stallman advocates that he's a bit over the edge... I personally support
the notion of a developer having rights to his creativity. But it is
well within the rights of developers to experiment with copylefting and
seeing where it goes.
I would say that he no doubt was twisted out of context by that
interviewer as well. Again, read the manifesto, it spells it out pretty
clearly.
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