Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread meg ford
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 10:33 PM, Mathieu Duponchelle < mduponchel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Define "Many" ? I personally support FSF's ethics in principle, please > don't speak for all of us. I think it's somewhat split, but sort of having everyone in the foundation state their stance on it, I don'

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Magdalen Berns
> > Generally I think that the people who are not on board understand what is > being discussed and simply disagree with certain aspects of it. I know that > is the case with me. I contribute to FOSS, etc, but I do not always share > the same ethics as the FSF. My impression is that that is common.

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread meg ford
On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 8:35 AM, Magdalen Berns wrote: > >> Perhaps some might be seeing Richard as the FSF too quickly and not > giving due regard what he is actually saying about this in the reactions to > what he's putting forward. How he's defined "dodgy links" really does not > seem all that

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Magdalen Berns
> > > Define "Many" ? I personally support FSF's ethics in principle, please >> don't speak for all of us. > > > I think it's somewhat split, but sort of having everyone in the foundation > state their stance on it, I don't know how 'many' could be defined. > There are people who are in a position

Re: Linking to non-free websites from gnome.org

2015-01-10 Thread Lefty
> On Jan 6, 2015, at 2:54 PM, Magdalen Berns wrote: > > The stigma related to bitcoin is just the media doing their thing to try and > discredit it, in my humble view. A lot of people do not buy into that stuff. > With that said, it is reasonable for anyone to be uncomfortable with > something

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Lefty
On Jan 10, 2015, at 6:35 AM, Magdalen Berns wrote: > > Perhaps some might be seeing Richard as the FSF too quickly and not giving > due regard what he is actually saying about this in the reactions to what > he's putting forward. How he's defined "dodgy links" really does not seem all > that u

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Lefty
On Jan 9, 2015, at 8:33 PM, Mathieu Duponchelle wrote: > > Define "Many" ? I personally support FSF's ethics in principle, please don't > speak for all of us. However you define “many”, it doesn’t mean “all”, Mathieu, so don’t speak for — or over — those of us who aren’t in line with Richard’s

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Magdalen Berns
> > It’s frankly pretty difficult for me at least to distinguish between > Richard-speaking-as-Richard-alone and Richard-speaking-as-the-FSF, and he > never makes the distinction himself. Does he hold some viewpoint that the > FSF does not, or vice versa? That would actually be news to me. > Perso

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Magdalen Berns
> > > Define "Many" ? I personally support FSF's ethics in principle, please >> don't speak for all of us. > > > I think it's somewhat split, but sort of having everyone in the foundation > state their stance on it, I don't know how 'many' could be defined. > The elected members of the Board of Di