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danny.oz.au: Free Software as Appropriate Technology

[ Thanks to Danny Yee for this link.
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Imagine you are putting water pumps into a village
somewhere in Africa. You have a choice between two
products:

“Product A
Designed by a worldwide community development process open to
anyone. Sold and supported by thousands of companies, large and
small.”

vs

“Product B
Produced and sold by a single vendor, a large multinational with a
long history of unethical business practices. Control maintained by
aggressive use of intellectual property law….”

Complete
Story

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