Re: [Totally OT] Re: Hmmm. A question. Was [Re: Debian is losing its users]

[Michael C <sieverfrisch@yahoo.ie>]

Ivan Savcic wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:12 PM, Andrew Sackville-West
> <andrew@farwestbilliards.com> wrote:
>
>   
> > I have a problem with this. Debian, in it's default install is almost
> > assuredly GNU free. And it has the additional freedom of allowing the
> > user to choose to use non-free software within the structure of it's
> > packaging system. IMO that is more free than preventing people from
> > using the software they want.
> >     
>
> I had exactly the same view on that. But RMS is obviously a purist, he
> dreams to banish all closed source from this world. Like Hal pointed
> out, RMS believes that there should be no freedom when it comes to
> choosing freedom itself.
>
> Ivan


RMS is more of a hypocrite than anything else. He morally objects to
distros/*BSD variants with non-free applications in their
repositories/ports systems, on the grounds that this implicitly
advocates the use of non-free software, whilst explicitly advocating
GPL-licensed software for use in conjunction with that ultimate
proprietary platform, MS Windows:
http://www.gnu.org/software/for-windows.html