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I feel like that's the point. Make free software be attractive to use, then attach riders such that it has network effects. That way, user freedom is maximize
by MereInterest 6y ago
I feel like that's the point. Make free software be attractive to use, then attach riders such that it has network effects. That way, user freedom is maximized. It's taking the long-term view that it is better to work towards having a free software ecosystem, rather than just having a particular software be widely used as soon as possible.
- detaro 6y agoIf that would apply to everyone I could see that, but the narrow(-ish) limitation on people offering it as a service IMHO makes it clear that it's not for maximum user freedom, but for "don't compete with the owning companies service product, we make that incredibly painful, to the point of impossible, compared to everything else"