[Fsf-friends] Transcript of speech on Free Software by RMS

[Raj Mathur]

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>>>>> "Vijay" == Vijay Kumar <ec10052@nitt.edu> writes:

    Vijay> The transcript of RMS' speech at the National Institute of
    Vijay> Technology, Trichy is available from
    Vijay> http://glugt.linuxisle.com/projects.shtml

When was this speech given?

    Vijay> A few quotes from the speech:

    Vijay> [snip]
    Vijay> * Well, there are
    Vijay> lots of people in India who might be able to afford the
    Vijay> computer, but couldn't possibly afford the software,
    Vijay> because they can just barely afford a computer. So free
    Vijay> software can make a big difference in terms of who in India
    Vijay> can get a computer and run it.
    Vijay> [more snip]

Isn't this open source philosophy rather than free software
philosophy?  Should price matter in the case of software?  Should we
start using MS (or whatever other package takes your fancy) just
because they price their products at 0?

Regards,

- -- Raju
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