Prof. Moglen at OSCON, Speaking to O'Reilly: Open Source is a Waste of Time (Distracts From Software Freedom)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2021-08-11 10:05:15 UTC
Modified: 2021-08-11 13:02:51 UTC

Video download link (and an archived copy at IA)

Summary: To cut to the chase, the segment of interest is 4:07 to 8:23, as noted here; the video itself is hard to find any longer, even in official channels

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