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Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software
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Open SourceSociety, Policy & Culture2015
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2015 | Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software by codelizard42 | 298 | 312 |
| Sep 24, 2019 | Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software (2007) by fouc | 277 | 399 |
| Feb 19, 2011 | Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software by octopus | 123 | 117 |
| Mar 20, 2014 | Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software by rfreytag | 113 | 256 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 127 Hacker News comments by 103 different people, from Nov 2007 to Oct 2026.
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