Free Software (was : Re: Linux for small business)

[Tom Achtenberg]

I read as much as I could stand of the gnu philosophy.  In essence it says I
am NOT FREE to own what I create but everyone else is FREE to consume and
take the fruits of my labor without compensating me at all. It reads very
communistic.   NO THANKS!!!!

With this said, I am going to exercise my freedom to end this conversation
as I do not believe I will change your mind and I know you will not change
mine.

----- Original Message -----
From: "KevinO" <kevino7@deru.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 2:34 PM
Subject: Free Software (was : Re: Linux for small business)


Tom Achtenberg wrote:
> I don't follow your analogy at all.

I understand that you don't 'get it'. It has very little to do with price.
It
has to do with FREEDOM. It is NOT about getting something for free. It is
about being free to share, modify, collaberate etc..

Please read the information provide by the FSF, GNU.org. Read the GPL. Read
the 'Cathedral and the Bazaar' by ESR.


http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/
http://www.gnu.org/links/links.html#FreedomOrganizations

--
Kevin O'Connor

  "People will be free to devote themselves to activities that are fun ...

The GNU Manifesto - Copyright (C) 1985, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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