On 29/12/2007, Martin Belam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > An excellent quote which I will endeavour to use in 2008 every time > > the zealots start drowning out the conversation. > > though I suspect you will be met with similar content to almost the > first reaction to that article: > > "It's sad to see that Linus Torvalds, one of the leading figures in > the Free Software movement, doesn't really care for freedom."
Here's the full comment: "It's sad to see that Linus Torvalds, one of the leading figures in the Free Software movement, doesn't really care for freedom. And it's even sadder that he resorts to insults, saying that those who *do* care about freedom are "frothing-at-the-mouth". I think it's also dishonest for Linus to see only the people who like to have control over their computers as ideological. Linus' own view that users should *not* have control over their computers is just as ideological, and Linus is actively pushing his own ideology on other people. Personally I disagree with Linus. I find that freedom means control over your own computer and I believe that all computer users have a right to be free and in control." I think the point about "proprietary restrictions are conscionable if the software has some convenient feature" being an ideology that Torvalds pushes is interesting. > > it's also applicable, with a few word changes, to religion too Are you confusing an ethical position with a religious one? -- Regards, Dave - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
