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DATE | 2003-02-15 |
FROM | Richard Stallman
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SUBJECT | Re: [fairuse] Re: [hangout] Re: eGovOS conference in D.C.
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I would argue that a sound economic foundation for Free Software is the most important thing to society at this junction.
Arrangements that lead to more funding for free software development would be good, of course, all else being equal. But I am not convinced that free software needs any specific thing that one would call an economic foundation, because I don't think that the greatest limiting factor today for the further development of free software is a matter of funding. The greatest limiting factor as I see it is obstruction from outsiders, which takes forms such as secret hardware interfaces, software patents, the DMCA, and treacherous computing.
Microsoft is involved in at least two of those.
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