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It made available licenses for various nonfree programs, but I objected to them on grounds of principle. I hope he also objected to taking payment for his own
by mellosouls 6y ago
It made available licenses for various nonfree programs, but I objected to them on grounds of principle.
I hope he also objected to taking payment for his own services on grounds of principle, lest people think of him as rather sanctimonious.
- ranaexmachina 6y agoNot getting payed is not the point of free software.
- neilv 6y agoThat criticism sounded a bit harsh and hasty. Sussman has done a lot of good, and one instance you might've heard of the ground breaking of giving away a top textbook, SICP, on the early Web.