Hello, Ineiev!

2010/5/5 Ineiev <[email protected]>

>  Hi, Oleg!
>
> Actually, not quite: we discuss the attitude of the campaign
> to those who keep publicly available software proprietary (which
> attitude results in certain "unclear phrases").
>

Agreed.  The question is - have our nice discussion some sense for compaign
:) ?


 > Again (out of curiosity), because you can't imagine any reason
> >> they might have or because you have some other proof?
> >
> > For example - I know them personally.
>
> Is this the logic you wanted from FSF?
>
> To be of any relevance, the statement has to imply either
> * no people can spy if you know them personally (why?)
> or
> * you know about the developers something that excludes
>   that behaviour (however you don't tell directly about it)
>
> I know you implied something reasonable, but I failed
> to get any hint on what it is.
>

First decision false. I could know professional spy of course.
Second decision have sense - but with remarks - I can't know about ALL
developers for sure. But yes if I know some of them close enough, I can
claim it.


> >> Sorry, I can't catch your words. EULA written by the end user? I always
> >>> think that EULA's are written by the companies...
> >>>
> >> Sure. and the end user have no say there. no free-will.
> >
> > Free-will is will to choose.
>
> And they are not free to choose whether to include the clauses.
> they are not free to choose whether to switch the feature off.
> they are not free to choose whether they may know what data
> are sent to the owner and when. they can't choose.
>
> (I shan't mention the fact that freedom is something more than
> freedom of choice from a set of options
> somebody else offers to you.)
>

In that particular case I mean *freedom* as freedom to choose not from set
of options. But freedom to choose for agreing with some kind of EULA or
license or not. Ab ovo.

> You have will to not agree with EULA and press
> > 'No' 'Quit' in anytime.
>
> True. but this does not mean I want the feature. and if I don't,
> if I find it desirable for me to remove the feature,
> then I may speak of spying.
>

Sorry, can't catch you! Could you repeat it in Russian?

 The question was not whether it was good or bad.
> and the point is there were no voluntary consent;
> it is to confirm that the campaign may call it spying.
>

The same here.


>  There are some guarantees essentially stronger
> than the punishment, though (in my humble opinion).
>

Yep, I've adduce one. Could you add some another?


>  Best regards,
> Ineiev
>

Cheers, Oleg

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