[Gllug] Talk by Richard Stallman in London, 12 Feb

[Bruce Richardson]

On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 04:24:13PM -0000, Richard wrote:
> Well if you pay for software as a service (particularly if it's remote) then
> the software may be open, or closed, but in no case is it free. Not only

This is *the* most basic misunderstanding of the concept of Free
Software.  It's freedom of *use* that is the important thing.

'``Free software'' does not mean ``non-commercial''. A free program must
be available for commercial use, commercial development, and commercial
distribution.
Commercial development of free software is no longer unusual; such free
commercial software is very important.'

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

-- 
Bruce

I see a mouse.  Where?  There, on the stair.  And its clumsy wooden
footwear makes it easy to trap and kill.  -- Harry Hill
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