[CS-FSLUG] The Moral Foundation of Free Software

[Norbert Bollow]

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Don Parris <evangelinux at matheteuo.org> wrote:

> Still, we are giving up our right to help our neighbors, by agreeing
> to not redistribute the software.

What "right to help our neighbors" are you thinking of?

Redistributing copyrighted software is forbidden by copyrigkt law in
just about any country, except if you have explicit permission from
the copyright holder.

> How important is it, for us as Christians, to consider the moral
> implications of choosing between proprietary and free/open source
> software?

In my opinion, it's important to view this in the larger context of
the need for the church to take a stand against greed-driven business
practices in general.

Greetings, Norbert.

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Norbert Bollow, Weidlistr.18, CH-8624 Gruet (near Zurich, Switzerland)
Tel +41 1 972 20 59         Fax +41 1 972 20 69       http://bollow.ch
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