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conversion i didn't expect, but neither did i anticipate the current resurgence

Let's begin with one simple fact: free software programmers do like to get paid, and all need to buy lunch at some time.

It's True.

With free software, the users are in control. Most of the time, users want interoperability, and when the software is free, they get what they want. With non-free software, the developer controls the users. The developer permits interoperability when that

Karsten links to an awesome video of Eben Moglen giving Tim O'Reilly a hard time at his own conference. Besides being entertaining, it offers some great insights into what's really at stake with 'free' software.

Reports From the Legal Side of the Free Software Movement

Interesting article on free software and the implications. Take note of the dead-end bits.

Richard Stallman: Well, I don't think that much about the process, and I'm not the one who manages that process. Part of the goal of the process is so that I won't have to look at lots of comments from people but rather to think about the issues that are

gplv3.fsf.org

Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from

How to enforce the GPL. Provided by NewsForge.