LXer: Castro Loves Hippie Software

LXer · 03-13-2007, 05:46 PM

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Take in equal parts: lyrics from John Lennon's "Imagine," Steve Miller's "Fly Like An Eagle" and simmer. Then add a pinch from "Age of Aquarius." Now you have the "Manifesto" of The Free SoftWare Foundation, founded by software guru Richard Stallman, famous foe of commercial avarice and stalwart friend of freedom.

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rickh · 03-13-2007, 06:32 PM

Wow!

While the article nowhere suggests that OSS is a communist plot, it fairly reeks of guilt by association.

alred · 03-14-2007, 12:28 AM

yup , everythings should be free for all to use as promised ... and if only cuba was somewhere in asia ... no need of stallman anyway ... i mean , makes no difference whether there are free internet connections or not ... hmm , things are very troublesome over there i guess ...

//but then ... why that passage is so damn cryptic ...

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