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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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We need more of Richard Stallman's ideas, not less (ploum.net)

submitted 1 year ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1366698

Richard Stallman was right since the very beginning. Every warning, every prophecy realised. And, worst of all, he had the solution since the start. The problem is not Richard Stallman or the Free Software Foundation. The problem is us. The problem is that we didn’t listen.

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[–] buckykat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since you've completely ignored my main point, I'll just repeat it:

Why is there nonFree software?

The answer is the profit motive.

Capitalism is not a side issue. It is the central issue.

[–] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While you've ignored, or grievously misunderstood, all of my points, I didn't ignore yours; it just has absolutely no bearing on my position that:

This article doesn’t necessarily make a statement on whether FOSS is compatible with capitalism.

...and you haven't said anything that convincingly disputes that statement; if your very obviously correct point that profitMotive + softwareEngineer == proprietarySoftware was somehow meant to refute it, then I'm failing to see how.

[–] buckykat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Failing to state their incompatibility is logically identical to stating their compatibility. This is trivial.

[–] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Let me make sure I'm understanding:

If I don't tell you that I love bananas, then, logically, this means that I hate bananas?