Liberating software

August 18, 2012 00:00

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Richard Stallman – Software Freedom Activist

The computer world is divided in two confronting camps with two totally different philosophies. On the one side are companies that sell programs to make money. On the other are people who believe software must be totally free. Generally paid software dominates, so why don't more people go for the free alternative? And what does that mean for intellectual property? We’re asking one of the leaders of the free software movement, programmer-turned-philosopher Richard Stallman.

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NebulaStarDust 03.10.2012 13:08

Actually it's Stallman whose philosophy seems a bit bizarre and not the interviewer being off.However, Stallman has a few good points about excessive corporate and government joint control these days.

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mrZalli (unregistered) 30.08.2012 22:33

That's it. I'm going to install Arch-linux on my laptop and use Windows 7 only for gaming purposes.
It's sad how journalists like that get into television

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Kelly Green (unregistered) 21.08.2012 23:47

Wow. Was really looking forward to hearing Stallman but was completely distracted by presenter who seemingly had no journalistic skills whatsoever; dismal. Stallman deserves a do-over. How about Conversations With Great Minds?

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