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> ensure humanity doesn't have to pay for every single piece of software

It is nothing to do with money, it is the freedom to have access to the source code of softwares.

It's not merely having access; even the source code to Windows is available to those who "need" it. It's about users having the freedom to copy, modify, and distribute modifications to software they receive, and ensuring that users further downstream have the same freedoms. Or for more detailed info, read about the Four Freedoms on the FSF site.

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