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kanzure
on Sept 22, 2012
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3D printer community revolting against Makerbot's ...
> Something being open != you cannot make money with it. This notion is stupid, false and dishonest.
In fact, open source is the money-making arm of free software.
slowpoke
on Sept 23, 2012
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That's mostly because those who want to make money don't like to call it "Free Software". Blame the English language for having only a single widespread word for "costless" and "libre".
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In fact, open source is the money-making arm of free software.