No future in proprietary software (ZDNet) [LWN.net]

No future in proprietary software (ZDNet)

Posted Dec 5, 2002 4:52 UTC (Thu) by torsten (guest, #4137)
In reply to: No future in proprietary software (ZDNet) by rknop
Parent article: No future in proprietary software (ZDNet)

RMS is a realist. He used to work contract developing proprietary software, in order to support developing free software. He also uses proprietary software, when needed to develop free software.

I think what he fails to accept the attitude he must have, and the things he must do, to amass billions of dollars of wealth. The business credo, "Negocios son negocios," is both highly destructive, uniquely motivating, and categorically leads to poor social behavior.

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No future in proprietary software (ZDNet)

Posted Dec 5, 2002 15:59 UTC (Thu) by kreutzm (subscriber, #4700) [Link]

Where did you get this information from ? AFAIK he never worked on proprietary software nor does he use it.

No future in proprietary software (ZDNet)

Posted Dec 12, 2002 16:24 UTC (Thu) by dbreakey (guest, #1381) [Link]

Check here. While it doesn't actually say he worked on proprietary software, he did, as far as I know, work on closed-source, in-house software while at MIT. It was, reportedly, his experiences there and his observations on the lack of unencumbered software at the time that led him to start what is now, and may have always been, the GNU project.