Supporting Free Software by means of Civil Disobedience?

Posted by Libervis on Jun 24, 2009 9:32 PM EDT
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The problem lies in the simple fact evident in a logical following of the idea that "software cannot be owned". If software cannot be owned then copyright is invalid as a tool of attaining freedom, period, especially if you actually use it to your advantage. At best your actions contradict your beliefs (in which case you act hypocritically). At worst, you aren't even aware of the gross contradiction you are peddling while genuinely believing that you have it right and that the people whom you condemn as immoral should be punished for what they're doing (as Richard Stallman said "Proprietary software should be illegal").

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just another way of saying "producers are worthless" tuxchick 49 1,251 Jun 25, 2009 3:53 PM
Two questions hkwint 2 885 Jun 25, 2009 3:15 PM
context is everything tbuitenh 5 849 Jun 25, 2009 2:45 PM

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