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    9 months ago

    Why? Most software wasn’t proprietary before companies realized they could make more money at your expense (not all the profit is going into making a better product).

    If given the choice of an uncomfortable dormitory or a comfortable jail, at least the residents can improve the living areas in the former.

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      9 months ago

      Parent is right though. Unix being proprietary is why the GNU project was started, and why the Linux kernel and BSDs rose above.