[pp.int.general] Why Free Software misses the point

[Félix Robles]

The four freedoms in software are a means necessary for the ends: freedom.

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Boris Turovskiy <tourovski at gmail.com>wrote:

>
>> There is every reason for the Pirate Party to support the cause of
>> free software.
>>
>>
> Of Open Source software, sure - that's what all of your above arguments are
> about. If the software is OS, then it can be made sure, by the community in
> a very pirate-like way, that it does not contain malicious code or invade
> privacy. However, in this case - as in all others - the "four freedoms" are
> the means, not the end as you try to imply.
>
> Best regards,
> Boris
>
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