> Who cares about source code? Not most users. Mot users probably don't know that it's something to care about. > There's certainly a net benefit in distribut

> Who cares about source code? Not most users. Mot users probably don't know that it's something to care about. > There's certainly a net benefit in distributing software with free access to source code so it can be modified by experienced developers. Even if a user is unable to do modifications himself, there is still a huge indirect benefit because he can use modifications others make or he may hire somebody to do modifications. > But that has never been Stallman's stated aim. If Stallman and the FSF really cared about users - not developers - they'd have spent more time creating software systems that were user-editable. The stated aim is to make it possible to freely share and modify software, not to make everyone an expert in the field. Sure educating people and lowering the barrier at some points would perfectly align with the goal of free software but it's still something different. > Those were bare minimum systems. Has it really been impossible to invent something better for more than 30 years? Also a lot less capable systems.