Linux Journal: Brazil

“Doc Searls wrote a magnificant column for an upcoming issue of
LJ. He uses the movie ‘Matrix’ to raise issues similar to the one
I’m about to raise. His upcoming column should be considered a
must-read for anyone who cares about free software and free
speech.

“The world depicted in a different movie, ‘Brazil,’ is similar
to that of Matrix in that it is governed by controlling
self-interest. Freedom, as in free speech, is a partial cure for
controlling self-interest, which is what makes the concept of free
software superior to any other type of software. But there’s more
to free software than concept. There’s implementation. And that’s
where free software sometimes gets into trouble with
self-interest…”

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