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1. Bob Mottram (bob)'s status on Friday, 02-Dec-2016 05:32:45 EST Bob Mottram

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   • louis
   @louis if GNU hadn't happened I think there still would be something similar to Free Software and that's because it can be classified as another form of commons based production which has a much longer history. Even before Stallman became well known there was "public domain" software, with the intention to keep the software within public control - like a public library service.
   • Bob Mottram (bob)'s status on Friday, 02-Dec-2016 06:20:29 EST Bob Mottram

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     • louis
     @louis Similar applies for schools. Why public organisations don't use more public software is an interesting question. I think partly it's ignorance, partly the heavy marketing of proprietary software companies versus almost no marketing for public software and just the simple inertia of "we've always used Windows". I have considered including GNU Health within #Freed…