Re: What does Elon Musk say about free software?

[Yasuaki Kudo]

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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