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*Richard Stallman: [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software]
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<blockquote>The free software movement's objective is users' freedom. The open source
*Benjamin Mako Hill: [http://mako.cc/writing/hill-when_free_software_isnt_better.html When Free Software Isn't Better] [than proprietary software]
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movement's objective is better quality and cheap software. They would
*Benjamin Mako Hill: [http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/20120809-00 A Model of Free Software Success]
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give up freedom for the sake of functionality and price. We would give
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up functionality or price for the sake of freedom. They are thinking of
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instant benefit in spite of long term servitude. We are thinking of
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durable benefit in spite of short term inconvenience.
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        --'''Quiliro Ordóñez'''</blockquote>
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*'''Richard Stallman''': [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software]
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*'''Benjamin Mako Hill''': [http://mako.cc/writing/hill-when_free_software_isnt_better.html When Free Software Isn't Better] [than proprietary software]
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*'''Benjamin Mako Hill''': [http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/20120809-00 A Model of Free Software Success]
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Latest revision as of 12:27, 21 October 2021

The free software movement's objective is users' freedom. The open source

movement's objective is better quality and cheap software. They would give up freedom for the sake of functionality and price. We would give up functionality or price for the sake of freedom. They are thinking of instant benefit in spite of long term servitude. We are thinking of durable benefit in spite of short term inconvenience.

--Quiliro Ordóñez