> There would be absolutely no market for software, because it would all be...free.

I can imagine a lot of people would pay for software if it came with support as well. Same for businesses (nearly all of Red Hat's OS is free, yet they are a $1 billion business).

> Then there's the risk that the mirrors might contain malware (something that proprietary software prevents by not allowing modification).

That's what OpenPGP signatures are for! :-) By default Trisquel only installs software that is digitally signed by Ruben.

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