I found this text to be very refreshing and informative.  I had some discussions with my professors and others about free software, but i learned how it all really works and ties together from this article.  Free software sites such as opensource have been mentioned to me over and over again, but after reading this article, i really became interested in finding some free software.  Well, to be perfectly honest, it was this reading, along with the $400.00 price tag for certain photoshop programs.  I think that prices like these are outrageous and no one should have to pay such outrageous prices for a program they can pretty much download for free.  My goal now is to never pay for a software program for the rest of my life!  Hopefully Opensource and others can help me with my goal…