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@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Because it's an idealist lie. Simple as that. They've created an idealist idea o
Of course, wise businesspeople noticed how naive and foolish free software activists are and noticed the profit potential, so they've created the [open-source-software movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source-software_movement) led mostly by [Eric S. Raymond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_S._Raymond) and [Open Source Initiative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Initiative). The goal was simple. To remove the rigidity of [copyleft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft) to allow the open source code to be legally used in proprietary/commercial software. So that the unpaid labor of naive people could be properly profited from. Of course, as much more tolerant and "user-friendly", open source movement by far have surpassed the rigid cult of free software, proving once again that Richard Stallman's vision have always been a lie.
So. Unlike free software movement (or even open-source-software movement), this movement is utilitarian. It recognizes that everything is a tool. So use whatever software you're comfortable with. The license doesn't matter much. However, it also recognizes that forms of "intellectual property" such as copyright, patents and trademarks are forms of greed and the more people are enlightened, the less greedy they are so all the time and effort spent on copyright, licenses and enforcing them is wasted because of the human greed and the old system that fosters it. So it seeks to abolish the greed - the root cause of the problem.
So. Unlike free software movement (or even open-source-software movement), this movement is utilitarian. It recognizes that everything is a tool. So use whatever software you're comfortable with. The license doesn't matter much. Unless you have the money to hire expensive lawyers to sue other people for copyright infringement, you don't have the *real power* to control the use of your software. That is the real truth. However, this movement also recognizes that forms of "intellectual property" such as copyright, patents and trademarks are forms of greed and the more people are enlightened, the less greedy they are so all the time and effort spent on copyright, licenses and enforcing them is wasted because of the human greed and the old system that fosters it. So it seeks to abolish the greed - the root cause of the problem.
People are exactly as they are. You either write a software for people and people will use it, giving you loyalty, money and market share, or you write a software to pander to your own delusions and will either stay alone, be known as another cult leader or [Terry A. Davis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis).