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Tyrannical softwareTyrannical softwarePosted Aug 30, 2007 14:06 UTC (Thu) by abatters (✭ supporter ✭, #6932)Parent article: Ruminations on software freedom
Having access to source code is great for us programmers. Not having to shell out $$$ for every little program I want to try is nice too. But IMHO, the most important reason to use free software is that it works FOR me rather than AGAINST me. It reminds me of Lincoln's "government of the people, by the people, for the people". Free software is in some ways like freedom from tyranny. Except of course if you believe MS, in which case we are all a bunch of communists...
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