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Originally Posted by Boomer
Never mind
I just deleted my rather extensive questioning of Python and why I am wondering why it is free.
I do not have time to look into this further right now.
Boomer
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The thought is similar to why Wikipedia is free and Encyclopedia Britannica is not — and yet both exist. Free and paid competitive products each have advantages and disadvantages.
Free products like Wikipedia and Python are things, made practical by the free internet, where socialism does tend to work even though those products have some blemishes. Many people cannot afford the paid alternatives or are unwilling to pay for them.