@fsf see also The Future of Jiyuna (Free) Software

gnu.org/philosophy/rieti.html

"[...] It is better for the economy of the country (Japan) because the users, instead of paying merely for permission to run the software, will be paying people in the local area to improve it and adapt it for them. [...]"

By Richard Stallman.

A keynote speech at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 21 April 2003.