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Free software is emphatically not definitely an anti-capitalist movement; if it was it would say so. It's a pro-freedom movement; it may incidentally screw up
by jrm4 3y ago
Free software is emphatically not definitely an anti-capitalist movement; if it was it would say so.
It's a pro-freedom movement; it may incidentally screw up business models in the name of protecting freedom, but doesn't say much about "capitalism" directly.
(Hence my above comment about the problem with the word "capitalism?")
- blooalien 3y agoYou're exactly right. Pro-freedom does not equal anti-capitalism. Matter of fact, the GNU licenses (among the more popular free software licenses) in no way prohibit making money off your (or someone else's) free software. They just specify certain terms under which the software can be used and / or shared. Beyond that, within the law, you can go ahead and make all the money you want with it, in any way that doesn't break any laws or license terms.