4 Nov
2004
4 Nov
'04
4 p.m.
On 2004-11-03 15:48:50 +0000 Matt Parker matt@mpcontracting.co.uk wrote:
Free never really bothered me. I don't use Linux for ideological reasons. I use it because it's better than anything alse out there.
The desire for freedom isn't just ideologically motivated. Free software also lets anyone redistribute, study, adapt and distribute it. Mere "open source" licences like the Sun "Community" Source License don't give you those freedoms.
Many are tired of unresponsive vendors. With tightly-controlled things like Sun Java, you don't get enough freedom to be really creative and productive at the same time. I think desire for freedom is increasing as people realise there is a place for creativity in computing.
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