Thread: Misleading Metaphors That Drive The War On Online Sharing
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Old 11-18-2011, 11:48 PM   #183
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Originally Posted by teh603 View Post
The only trouble is, the guy(?) you quoted was writing from a standpoint that truly free software (as in OpenOffice and Linux) is the same as downloading an illegal copy of commercial software. It could also get in the way of people taking advantage of their freedom to choose software if they thing that all software has to be paid for and free open- source software is somehow inherently stolen or bootleg.
Sorry, where do you see that in his post? Still most free software providers request that you only download from their servers and not directly distribute the installation file to others but only the link to that file. And many don't even stick to that (talk about helping those that help you!) --- that would also be piracy, even with free software.
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