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mikeash
on Sept 17, 2019
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Richard M. Stallman resigns
Why do those licenses matter? Because of the community they created. Nobody would care about the GPL if it was only used for the FSF’s software.
flukus
on Sept 17, 2019
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> Because of the community they created
Why does the community they created matter? Because they produce more software.
mikeash
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Right, the foundation produces community, and the community produces software. RMS’s role is almost entirely about leading that community, not producing that software.
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