01.19.21

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‘Ethical Source’ is Not Ethical and Not a Movement But a Misguided Self-Serving PR Stunt

Posted in Deception, Free/Libre Software, OSI at 1:52 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

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Summary: Something which is neither enforceable nor ethical is being promoted by profoundly unethical media in the pockets of large corporations

THE so-called ‘ethical’ so-called ‘movement’ that seeks to exclude some people is promoted today in ZDNet. People who don’t support software freedom and instead defame the real movement's founder are eager to give free publicity to what many consider or regard as provocation against the real movement, or the software freedom ideals. This video is a quick rebuttal. It is by no means exhaustive, but given the toxic nature of this debate it’s rather unlikely many others will even touch the subject. █

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