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		rpdillon on Dec 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Wolfram tech isn’t open source (2019) > It wasn't created as a reaction to free software, it was created as a way to differentiate from free software I wanted to correct your statement without getting into an argument. I view an attempt to differentiate as a type of reaction.

Shikadi on Dec 20, 2021 [–]

If I'm being pedantic saying that it was a reaction to Netscape releasing under a license that didn't jive with the FSF, then your initial comment was also pedantic :P

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