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Old 12-02-2008, 11:38 PM   #462
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What you need to understand is the intent of GPL is not so much to make the software "free" as in beer for the end user, but to make the source "free" as in liberated for everyone. For more than you care to know refer to GNU or in particular an article written by the father of FSF (Why Open source misses the point of "Free Software")
Wow... that is the most circular article I have ever read. I certainly respect the goal of 'free (libre) software' but free vs open source vs free in the end results in the same thing.

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