On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 10:04:44AM -0600, Gilles Chehade wrote: > On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 03:53:26PM +0000, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra wrote: > > Since I'm (at least) smart enough not to install proprietary software, > > I don't have a strong problem with it, but for someone like RMS who > > want's to be able to recommend strictly Free Software operating systems, > > this can be seen as a severe drawback. > > > > Just a few questions then: > > - Why is it so easy to use gcc and emacs from Windows XP > without ever having to even know about gNewSense ? I'd > lie if I said I knew gNewSense before Stallman came to > troll here, and I've been working with people who make > a great use of gcc and emacs on Windows. Can't this be > seen as a severe drawback ?
No, they are using more Free Software than before. The opposit is a drawback, IMHO, because more people is using proprietary software. > - What makes you think you are smarter than anybody just > because you don't install proprietary software ? Not smarter, at least smart enough on this subject not to do that. > and impose my choices on them. Do you see what I mean? I do, but you didn't see what I meant. Maybe I wasn't clear enough for you. Rui -- Today is Pungenday, the 3rd day of Chaos in the YOLD 3174 + 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...?
