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Proprietary software--banned in Boston? (News.com)

Proprietary software--banned in Boston? (News.com)

Posted Oct 2, 2003 0:21 UTC (Thu) by coriordan (guest, #7544)
In reply to: Proprietary software--banned in Boston? (News.com) by zooko
Parent article: Proprietary software--banned in Boston? (News.com)

The problem with past communist regimes has been central control (dictators).

It's worth pointing out that Free Software does not have a dictator. It has thousands of part owners and every one of them has agreed to give it's users all the permissions they need.

> Someone needs to tell them...

When no one else steps up to the plate, "Someone" becomes you.

Ciaran O'Riordan


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