Re: What does Elon Musk say about free software?

[Thomas Lord <lord@basiscraft.com>]

This is an opportunity to greatly expand the number
of people who use free software, and to help them
learn why it - and why resisting untrustworthy
websites - is valuable.  Thus, it is the FSF's reason
for existence, writ large.

I think they will make excuses and stay sleepy at the
wheel, so to speak.

-t


On 2022-04-28 13:31, Yasuaki Kudo wrote:
> To me, Free Software also means direct action.   If you don't like
> twitter, just don't use it, make alternatives and enjoy all the
> benefits in Free Software, if one likes to use such platforms to begin
> with.
> 
> No offense but Mr. Musk's actions are pretty much irrelevant - just
> the latest spending spree on another vanity project? 😅
> 
> Twitter can just go to rot and there will be no tears shed - just good 
> riddance!
> 
> -Yasu
> 
>> On Apr 29, 2022, at 04:13, Thomas Lord <lord@basiscraft.com> wrote:
>> 
>> You can probably infer his position on free software
>> if you begin by searching for the complete source
>> code for Tesla cars.
>> 
>> -t
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2022-04-27 17:25, Akira Urushibata wrote:
>>> I have seen the discussion here started by our friend Thomas Lord
>>> titled "thank you elon musk."
>>> I decided to start a new thread to discuss the issue from a different
>>> dimension.
>>> I have a question for free software supporters here:
>>> What is Elon Musk's position regarding free software?
>>> Has he made any notable statements which give us some idea?
>>> ---
>>> Elon Musk considers himself a supporter of "free speech."  He 
>>> believes
>>> that Twitter does not respect free speech enough and desires to 
>>> change
>>> that.  Experts point out that this is easier said than done; numerous
>>> articles have appeared in recent days examining realistic 
>>> implications.
>>> When considering free speech the words of George Orwell come to mind:
>>> "Freedom of thought is the freedom to say that two and two make four.
>>>  That granted, all else follows."
>>> Free software means you have the freedom to share good a program 
>>> which
>>> add things correctly and you also have to freedom to correct a 
>>> program
>>> which doesn't.  Such freedom implies the right to discuss in public
>>> problems one encounters, which is of course, freedom of speech.
>>> One must also consider the fact that free software provides vital
>>> functions which make social media platforms such as Twitter
>>> possible.  So if Elon Musk likes free speech, he should be a 
>>> supporter
>>> of free software.  I wonder whether he explicitly states so.
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