Richard Stallman the Creationist | Linux Today

Richard Stallman the Creationist

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 14, 2007

“I’ve taken issue with Stallman numerous times in the past (as
an early example, care for a slice of cake). Stallman’s latest
musings merely add to the stack of ideological positions with which
I differ. Some notable quotes from his latest musings:

“Supporters of open source (which I am not) promote a
‘development model’ in which users participate in development,
claiming that this typically makes software ‘better’–and when they
say ‘better,’ they mean that only in a technical sense. By using
the term that way, implicitly, they say that only practical
convenience matters–not your freedom…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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