RMS is not about OpenSource, he is about FreeSoftware, as in Software that respects its users freedom. Its an ethical mindset for programmers, not a method of d

RMS is not about OpenSource, he is about FreeSoftware, as in Software that respects its users freedom. Its an ethical mindset for programmers, not a method of distribution. You could easily program and distribute binary blobs for money as FreeSoftware, but only you would know it then. The problem is trust. Can you be trusted to respect your users freedom? That is the point where OpenSource might help to build trust, but it is not mandatory.