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So in fact, free software business is not necessary for free software to do its job. Free software business is very desirable. The more we can develop institutions that funnel funds from users to free software developers, the more free software we can produce, the better we can produce it. So it is certainly desirable, but it is not crucial. We have already developed two entire operating systems, two graphical user interface desktops and two office suites that are free software.