Extracting money from users of a program by restricting their use of it is destructive because the restrictions reduce the amount and the ways that the program can be used. This reduces the amount of wealth that humanity derives from the program. When there is a deliberate choice to restrict, the harmful consequences are deliberate destruction.


GNU Manifesto (1985)

Richard Stallman Quotes

Extracting money from users of a program by restricting their use of it is destructive because the restrictions reduce the amount and the ways that...

Extracting money from users of a program by restricting their use of it is destructive because the restrictions reduce the amount and the ways that...

Extracting money from users of a program by restricting their use of it is destructive because the restrictions reduce the amount and the ways that...

Extracting money from users of a program by restricting their use of it is destructive because the restrictions reduce the amount and the ways that...