> The problem with Free Software is capitalism I've spent a bit of time thinking about this a few days ago. I believe the real problem with Free Software is th

> The problem with Free Software is capitalism I've spent a bit of time thinking about this a few days ago. I believe the real problem with Free Software is the copyright landscape. With everything copyrighted-by-default, with no expiration date in sight, it's much easier to handle proprietary software than free software. It actively hinders distribution and cooperation. Of course, the FSF builds on copyright. Imagine as a thought experiment if copyright would last 3 years for software. What would happen next? I'd argue such a short copyright term would be beneficial overall, extensible if a) you submit source code to a governmental archive that publishes it once it falls in the public domain b) extension is paid-for, like patents c) maximum length fall to 10-20 years (no longer than patents). Oh, and that doesn't only apply to software.