But GNU/Linux over Vista is great even when it's not totally free. We just are for the strict utilization of free as in freedom software.
Jacob > Jimmy Frydkær Jensen wrote: >> Hi >> >> I just don't get it - Why are people displeased with the fact that some >> drivers in Ubuntu are closed-source? > > Because we believe in software that is free as in freedom > (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html), which includes available > source code. > >> In my oppinion we should be happy that those drivers are supplied to us >> in the first place. > > Proprietary drivers are useless for a libre operating system > >> Our pride as Linux-geeks is that our system runs on even >> very old computers > > That is not /our/ pride. We focus on ethical advantages, not technical > ones. > >> She choose Ubuntu Linux over Vista, that's the importend thing, isn't >> it? > > No, the important thing is freedom. > > Matt Flaschen > > _______________________________________________ > Advocate mailing list > [email protected] > http://badvista.fsf.org/mailman/listinfo/advocate > _______________________________________________ Advocate mailing list [email protected] http://badvista.fsf.org/mailman/listinfo/advocate
