Your whole rebuttal to the Stallman statement is a Beavis and Butthead-esque 'he said manifesto!' Your response to my explanation of the purpose of America's IP protection in the first place, and thus my support for OSS, is to discount the purpose of the Founders as some sort of rant. Your final words are just an insulting exposition without any support.
You are a fine example of why the open source movement can do nothing but increase its adherents. With advocates like you for the Microsoft/proprietary crowd, it seems rather unlikely that anyone will be converted in your direction. You really do need to climb back in the sandbox with the other toddlers before you play with the big kids.
Oh please. You're trying to gain the intellectual high ground, yet refuse to admit the hilarious irony of someone saying "He's not a communist, really. Read his "Manifesto"."? And by the way, of course we've seen it. Typical "Manifesto".
We're just not going to agree. I believe open source is an attack on business, and tears down our borders. You appear to believe it's good for humanity, and why would you need borders in Utopia. At least it's been civil, have a good evening.