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# What attracted you to free software?
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I first discovered free software reading magazines (trying GNU/Linux distros offered on CDROM) surfing on Linux hype during mid-90's. But I really understood what free software meant later during my studies. I was immediately seduced as that single concept gathers human beings' best : sharing knowledge to move forward together. As a student, the most important aspect has been that one : being able to *learn*, as the code is freely available and the open source community very responsive. But I then quickly felt I owed something to that community : I didn't want to use all that free (as in free beer) software without giving something back. So I started looking at how I could contribute back. This is where FreeBSD played a important role, acting as a catalyzer...
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I first discovered free software by reading magazines that were surfing on Linux hype during mid-90's (and trying their GNU/Linux distros offered on CDROM). But I really began to understand what free software meant later during my studies. I was immediately seduced by the thought that it exemplified humanity's best attribute: the willingness to share knowledge in order to move forward together.
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As a student, this was very important to me: it enabled me to learn more, as the code is freely available and the open source community very responsive. I quickly felt that I owed the community something in return; I didn't want to use all that free software (as in free beer) without giving something back. So I started looking at how I could make my own contribution. This is where FreeBSD played a important role, acting as a catalyst...
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# Why did you come to FreeBSD as a development platform?
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