[dRother]

You might want to look into the concept 'open source' and study the phenomenon known as 'linux'. It sounds as if you've never heard of either one.

[memoryfault]

I think the term you wanted him to look up was 'free software'.

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.h...

[dRother]

Oops, RMS probably would have punched me for that.

Okay, look into 'free software' and the phenomenon known as 'GNU'.