On Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 11:57:53PM -0600, Travers Buda wrote: > Yes this is quite silly. Stallman insists on "free" software, and > distributions are only acceptable if they shove that software down > the users throats in the stead of something else, thus restricting > the users freedom.
illegal logical conclusion: core dumped Users can always install whatever they can, if it is compatible at all, but a most extremely honourable distribution of software won't teach users that non-free is ok by giving an example: not distributing it. If they want to, it's only their choice. Where is freedom restricted here? > Besides, nobody is forcing you to install any of the ports. Neither to use a 100% free software distribution, it's your prorrogative to chose a slaver. > Forced freedom, that's just a blatent contradiction. Of course, logic teaches one thing... that from the absurd you can deduce anything... A ^ !A ------------- ABS > Have I summised it well? Can we let this one go now? Nopes, you didn't. Yes, you in particular should let it go now. > always going to be someone respected taking shots at you. Talking > about it gets noting accomplished. Neither does bullshitting about it. Rui -- Umlaut Zebra |ber alles! Today is Prickle-Prickle, the 52nd day of The Aftermath in the YOLD 3173 + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown + Whatever you do will be insignificant, | but it is very important that you do it -- Gandhi + So let's do it...?