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Is the command line the only way to free software?



Lim, Seung Chan wrote:
| Argh, I wish I could be there at the conference! Unfortunately I
| already have plans.
|
| But on the subject..
|
| I want to ask you all what you guys think about the future of free software.
|
| Is the command line the only way to free software?
|
| Is there a radically new OS that does away with the command line yet
| still achieves the goal of empowering individuals with the freedom to
| do what they want with the computer?

What does "free" have to do with the command line? Isn't the entire X
Windows  GUI "free software"?



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