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Originally Posted by censored
Without him, we'd all be thoroughly hosed.
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I thoroughly disagree. Public domain software has been around for a
very long time
(long before GNU, GPL, etc...). Some of it was good; some of it wasn't. Nevertheless, there was a culture & practice in place where authors could release their work without liability, cost, support,
etc. Here's the source code, do with it as you choose, but I'm the one who wrote it.
Stallman is a voice in the Open Source community advocating his view. That's fine, but he isn't the only voice, nor does he advocate the only view which is viable. Other prominent voices exist too. While the number of licensing choices available to the Open Source community takes time to navigate, authors can construct licensing restrictions which works best for them, what can be supported, & what control is to be relinquished. That's all.
Choice is good. One size doesn't have to fit all. Stallman doesn't have all the answers, nor do I expect him to have them either.