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| From | Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Why Freeware Is Inferior To Free Software |
| Date | 2025-04-10 20:28 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <vt99l2$3p4vp$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
Found this link from an article celebrating 20 years of the Git
version control system
<https://www.infoworld.com/article/2211030/linus-torvalds-bitkeeper-blunder.html>.
Old as it may be, these words still ring true:
The business community likes to distance itself from the
ideological debates surrounding free and open source software, but
the BitKeeper case is a prime example of why enterprise IT
management can’t ignore software licensing issues. You don’t want
your PBX vendor telling you how to use your phone system, or your
printer vendor telling you what to print. Wouldn’t you prefer
software that didn’t tell you how to run your business either?
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