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kwhitefoot
on Oct 8, 2017
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'Our minds can be hijacked': tech insiders who fea...
I think that misrepresents Stallman's concerns. See
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html
for instance. It is clear that free software is a tool for political ends not merely an end in itself.
ekianjo
on Oct 8, 2017
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That piece is from 1997. RMS 10 years before that had a much more down to earth concern about software. Like everyone he has evolved in his thinking.
uoaei
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Why has it stayed up on gnu.org if it no longer supports his/their philosophy?
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