The Rise and Fall of Free Software | Linux Today

The Rise and Fall of Free Software

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RS
Roy Schestowitz
Feb 24, 2020

As someone who writes Free software, discourages non-free software (and other setbacks in software freedom) and considers “open source” a corporate bait-and-switch tactic, I consider myself part of the Free software movement. I think Free software is important.

RS

Roy Schestowitz

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