FOSS and the Freeloader Factor

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jul 11, 2011 5:25 PM EDT
LinuxInsider; By Katherine Noyes 		Mail this story
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The GPL "needs to be replaced with 'free for noncommercial use' so that the hackers can still have a 'free as in beer' OS to hack on, the poor can also have a free OS, but those corps that are actually making money on Linux will HAVE TO contribute some of their profits back into the community," opined Slashdot blogger hairyfeet. "... Many of these companies wouldn't be enjoying their massive profits if it wasn't for Linux."

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"Slashdot blogger hairyfeet" DrDubious 16 1,957 Jul 12, 2011 9:06 AM

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