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burgerbrain on Jan 23, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Stallman: Facebook is Mass Surveillance

The discussion is about the statement: "But he's asking ALL software developers to stop making software for money"

That is blatantly false. Who gives a shit if they are selling software, or selling "support" for software? Either way people are making money with GPL software.

There seems to be a phenomenon on HN of absurd pedants deliberately derailing conversations.

jiggy2011 on Jan 23, 2012 [–]

My post was a reply to:

"You do realize that people sell GPL'd software all the time, right?"

You specifically said sell and I asked for examples.

burgerbrain on Jan 23, 2012 | [–]

As I said, pedants derailing conversations. The most popular way seems to be selectively ignoring context.

"sell"

So sue me.

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