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Doghouse – Freedom Zero

Article from Issue 223/2019
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The GPL's "freedom zero" can be applied to more than just open-source software.

Recently, a discussion came up on one of the mailing lists for a GNU/Linux distribution, on which I feel it is necessary to comment. Because this discussion has a place in world politics today, I am bringing my input to this column.

I started working for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1983. At that time, I had traveled only domestically in the USA, never internationally.

Then DEC realized that I was fairly good at explaining complex technical issues in terms that both technical employees and managers could understand.

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