Christian endorsement of Free Software increases

Newsforge ^ | April 16, 2006 | Marco Fioretti

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

Last November I described the Free Software's Surprising Affinity with Catholic Doctrine. Since then, several important things happened, from feedback by Stallman and other Free SW users to the birth, or acceleration, of some projects specifically based on the concept that Christians have even more reasons than others to adopt Free Software.

[antiRepublicrat]

As expected, Stallman's disciples rush to his defense.

As expected, these days people have little tolerance left for your non sequitur personal attack posts.

[rzeznikj at stout]

As expected, our resident, er, friend, shows up and starts spewing his garbage on the thread...

sarc The ***Copyleftists*** are coming! The ***Copyleftists*** are coming! /sarc

[DB]

So you're saying Christians should take paying jobs?

[DesScorp]

Unless you're doing it as a volunteer service, a'la charity.

Or should charities and volunteer groups be outlawed because they interfere with someone else making a buck? No one makes you use Linux or anything else OSS for that matter. Microsoft and Apple will always be happy to take your money.

[DB]

It seems you missed my point.

I could careless if people want to spend their time creating things and giving them away.

I do care when people try to define free software as being "Christian". With the implication being software that is sold (i.e. people being rewarded for their labor) is somehow less than Christian. To that I strongly disagree - and so should you.

[kevkrom]

No offense, but if that was the point of your post in #2 on this thread, you didn't do a particularly good job of making it. My response was strictly on the comments you posted.

[DB]

No, I wasn't nearly as clear as I could have been. The article was about free software being "Christian" and I just cut to the chase... And was trying to point out that it isn't unChristian to be rewarded for your work and thereby feeding your family.

[N3WBI3]

I do care when people try to define free software as being "Christian".

I can see that and you have a point, I hate it when people try to define software as communist. I think the title of the article is off but some of the points within are on OSS can save churches money which can then be used for other missions.

[antiRepublicrat]

To that I strongly disagree - and so should you.

I do disagree. While the Bible says to help others, it also says that making a living by work is a good thing. OTOH, as someone pointed out, creating an open source program can get you rewards for your work, just not directly in money.

To me, this article mainly helps to counter the idiots who say OSS is communist.

[antiRepublicrat]

The ***Copyleftists*** are coming! The ***Copyleftists*** are coming!

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

I understand and appreciate the clarification.

[rzeznikj at stout]

Good Lord---ROTFLMAO!!

It does fit, though ;)