Free software enacts 'from each according to their ability, to each according to their need'

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planted: 31/12/2021last tended: 31/12/2021

Free software enacts From each according to their ability, to each according to their need.

If you're able to contribute, you can. (There are barriers to contribution though.)

You can use free software, even if you don't make any contribution. (You need to know how to use it, though.

"It helps underprivileged people to gain access to things which usually they cannot afford if it was not free, which would allow everyone to gain knowledge and learn." —Kedar Vijay Kulkarni, a software quality engineer at Red Hat

Why I love free software | Opensource.com

1. Epistemic status

Type
claim
Gut feeling
9
Confidence
6

2. Elsewhere

2.1. In my garden

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2.3. Mentions

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