On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 07:16, Andrew Jorgensen wrote: > I agree. For me Open Source and Anti-Piracy go hand-in-hand. I'm > guessing that's not the case for Free Software advocates. Stallman (if I > understand) believes that it's morally wrong NOT to share a useful piece > of software with your friends. Personally I feel that Open Source > Software has freed me from the piracy of my youth.
At the risk of stating the obvious, Stallman feels it is morally wrong to not share useful software (and information) that you are the LEGAL owner (copyright, etc.) of. Copyright is even more important to Free Software advocates than it is to other people. It is currently the only thing that protects our freedom! -- Stuart Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED], AIM:StuartMJansen> Interviewer: What do you think anything[sic] is still missing from the [Linux] kernel? Andrew Morton: Groupies!
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