Is Free Software Like Communism

The film Revolution OS is about the creation of the free software movement and the creation of the Linux Operating System. Richard Stallman and Linus Tarvous, which are the founders of the free software movement and Linux Operating Systems, try to explain what there visions were about there creations. In the movie the question was asked about whether or not the free software movement was more along the lines of communism. They say that this is not like communism, because in communism you are forced to share everything with other people. The idea of free software does not force you to share software with other people, but rather gives you the freedom to do so if that person chooses to.