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		hermanhermitage on Nov 2, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Learn Shen What is free software? LGPL? BSD? To me free software either has no price or has no licensing restrictions at all. What is free software?

mapleoin on Nov 2, 2012 [–]

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

hermanhermitage on Nov 2, 2012 | [–]

One persons belief. Life isnt a dictatorship. Do not be fooled by cargo cults and monocultures.

When the word "free" is hijacked for political agenda we slip a little closer to the Orwellian dystopia.

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