Re: [ox-en] OSS & post-development practices (waag, amsterdam, june 3)
- From: MJ Ray <markj cloaked.freeserve.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 23:46:02 -0000
Mervyn Robert Hammer <mervyn.hammer ephorate.com> wrote:
I am cutting much, to save some electrons.
[... Each concept, ]
free and commercial, derives its principle (that is, first and most
fundamental) value-reference and meaning from the other concept that is
purported to represent its inverse or opposite. It is the dichotomy
It is not dichotomous. You can have commercial free software and
non-commercial proprietary software. Consider the definition of
free software from FSF (or even open source from OSI, if you prefer)
and try to find the part that says it cannot be commercial.
Hope that helps.
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