Metaphors of Free Software

[Guido Arnold]

Hello,

On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 03:59:46PM +0200, Hugo Roy wrote:
> 
> Metaphors when done right can be powerful to convey an idea.
> There’s a short article with some good metaphors:
> 
> http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalreports/internetreport/whatisopensource.aspx
> 
>         Modification: a house

I also like the plumbing analogy used in the GNU anniversary video:
http://www.gnu.org/fry/happy-birthday-to-gnu.en.html

Guido

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