Impressions from the GNU Project's 40th anniversary celebration

Posted Oct 1, 2023 18:40 UTC (Sun) by khim (subscriber, #9252)
In reply to: Impressions from the GNU Project's 40th anniversary celebration by Wol
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I think you have missed the important part of that story. FSF fought for the world where software is like any other commodity and comes with blueprints.

What have we got instead? A world where software is like any other commodity and nothing comes with blueprints.

A common argument used by free software advocates sounds as “would you buy a car with the hood welded shut?”

But guys born in XXI century don't even understand the question! Yeah, sure, why not? I don't ever open the hood of my Tesla, anyway, why would I be offended if it's welded shut or not?

Impressions from the GNU Project's 40th anniversary celebration

Posted Oct 2, 2023 14:00 UTC (Mon) by ballombe (subscriber, #9523) [Link]

> What have we got instead? A world where software is like any other commodity and nothing comes with blueprints.

Alas I think you nailed it.