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From the article: "I’m not RMS, I love open-source for very pragmatic reasons. One of the biggest is that I hate hitting black boxes when I’m debugging!" RMS s
by ubasu 13y ago
From the article: "I’m not RMS, I love open-source for very pragmatic reasons. One of the biggest is that I hate hitting black boxes when I’m debugging!"
RMS started the free software movement because he wasn't able to adapt a black box printer.
- mkopinsky 13y agoEven if RMS started from a pragmatic standpoint, his position has clearly moved far beyond pragmatism.
- reginaldjcooper 13y agoHas it? I think it's very pragmatic to want control over your hardware and the ability to repair problems or add functionality as desired. If you consider it from what is best for society as well, it's very restrictive to have hardware where the software cannot be modified.