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Not necessarily. If a 3rd world farmer is hamstrung by licenses on any tools they have (and seeds they grow), that could prevent them from making those tools b
by jimktrains2 13y ago
Not necessarily.
If a 3rd world farmer is hamstrung by licenses on any tools they have (and seeds they grow), that could prevent them from making those tools better, or crossbreeding those seeds. Same with educational software and material.
Just because the focus is mainly on software, which is admittedly a 1st world problem, doesn't mean the ideals can't apply to the 3rd world as well.
- chc 13y agoThird-world farmers won't be hamstrung by licenses because the third world does not care about licenses.
- e12e 13y agoOnly until a first-world company has a third world militia torch his fields for non-compliance.
- yarou 13y agoExactly. You can extend it to pharma drugs as well, which potentially could save millions of lives. I respect rms' work philosophically, and he needs to take a hard line because his detractors are so entrenched in the power structures of the world.
- hcarvalhoalves 13y agoThe 3rd world uses software too, you know...