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Your characterization of OSS is correct, but free software was built around individual empowerment and equity of access, which are liberal principles, not mutua
by morelisp 5y ago
Your characterization of OSS is correct, but free software was built around individual empowerment and equity of access, which are liberal principles, not mutual benefit which is a leftist principle. Stallman is a civil libertarian and perhaps a democratic socialist, but as far as I know has never identified himself as a Marxist nor does his work lean on class analysis.