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In the long run, making programs free is a step toward the post-scarcity world, where nobody will have to work very hard just to make a living. People will be free to devote themselves to activities that are fun, such as programming, after spending the necessary ten hours a week on required tasks such as legislation, family counseling, robot repair and asteroid prospecting. There will be no need to be able to make a living from programming.

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In the long run, making programs free is a step toward the post-scarcity world, where nobody will have to work very hard just to make a living. People will be free to devote themselves to activities that are fun, such as programming, after spending the necessary ten hours a week on required tasks such as legislation, family counseling, robot repair and asteroid prospecting. There will be no need to be able to make a living from programming.
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Divya Ranjan :hilbert: (divyaranjan@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Mar-2026 03:22:52 JST Divya Ranjan :hilbert:

Richard Stallman, #GNU Manifesto (1985)
`(info "(emacs) GNU Manifesto")`

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