Comparing one company with another

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From: Richard Stallman
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1993 11:27

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The GNU project is about giving computer users more freedom.  People
should have the freedom to help themselves, by changing the software
they use.  They should have the freedom to help each other, by
redistributing software.  They should have the freedom to help the
community by making improvements and passing them on.

Proprietary software companies like to talk about their "competitive
advantages", but these are usually minor material things.  Where
freedom is concerned, they are mostly about the same.  If you want
freedom, you need free software.

So let's not get distracted from what's important by considering the
minor technical advantages or disadvantages of this company or that.
By paying attention to them, we would be giving them more importance
than they deserve.

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