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31 Jul 2024 08:30:40 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Licensing, Ethics, Open Source and Philosophy  
From: Randal L  Schwartz
Date: 15 Jul 2008 00:58:32
Message: <86od4ziw07.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com>
>>>>> "Alexandre" == Alexandre DENIS <Ale### [at] labrifr> writes:

Alexandre> This kind of answer is not likely to attract new developers.

Alexandre> You may agree or not, but nowadays, most free (as in "of no cost")
Alexandre> developers contribute to free (as defined by FSF) projects, or at
Alexandre> least to FSF-friendly projects.

Only if you stay within the echo chamber of the card-carrying FSF members.

Come outside, look around.  The FSF is only a very small part of the "Free"
software movement.  I'd say the FSF is almost an irrelevant minority now.
Free software is mainstream, although most of us just call it Open Source.

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