> Richard Stalman hates _anything_ that isn't GPL Actually, Richard emphasizes consistently every time that he is asked that copyleft (GPL) is not required to

> Richard Stalman hates _anything_ that isn't GPL Actually, Richard emphasizes consistently every time that he is asked that copyleft (GPL) is not required to be free software, and that non-copyleft free software is absolutely fine in itself. It's just that it risks being used to develop proprietary software which shouldn't exist. Richard's problems with GitHub are only about the non-free aspects of it. There's tons of cases of Richard supporting non-GPL free software. Even if he would prefer GPL, the idea that he opposes (let alone "hates") non-GPL free software can only come from pure ignorance of his actual views. > He would rather software be crippled than be useful but non-free Certainly. He feels that we are better off with no software than with non-free software. And incidentally, I find that view to be too dogmatic. But it's not true that he wants people to "magically develop on their spare time for free". That's not only a distortion of his views but a complete fabrication from nothing. Richard wants free software development to be funded and actively advocates for it to be funded. But since he feels non-free software is negative, of course he doesn't want people funded to do something he sees as bad! It's true that he advocates for those privileged enough to volunteer in their spare time to do so, but that's part and parcel of pushing for everyone to take whatever resources they have and actively use them for pro-social good. Regarding the musician analogy, it's pretty decent. We're talking about public goods in both cases, with a set of economic dilemmas inherent. Richard doesn't deny any of this or think it's fine. He's interested in (and has actively proposed) solutions both for music and software. You're completely mistaking Richard's view that non-free software doesn't deserve to be funded (or made at all) with a view he doesn't hold in the slightest (that software doesn't deserve to be funded).