Re: Useful paper for the free software community?
Hi,
How about "why"? On IRC the other day, a person could not
explain why the forst amendment was important (apart from "I
really like it, and it is importent for me"). They we unable to say
why the people in power would find it beneficial (and not just
because it would be unconstituiotnal to do otherwise). Everyhting he
had was a knee jerk regurgitaion of what someone else said.
I wonder what people think is crucial about having free
software? I think most people would come down to "well, it don't cost
nothing" reasons. Do a paper about the meaning of the free software
*community*. And why it is a good idea to have it around, for society
at large.
manoj
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reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed." Albert Einstein
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