David Lloyd <lloy0...@adam.com.au> writes:
> Don't let this become a Linux only thing - whether one thinks Free as in
> FSF, open source as in the OSI or supports proprietary Microsoft...child
> labour is abhorrent regardless and has nothing to do with the freedom of
> software.
>
> It is, plain and simple, wrong.
...and don't mistake that this actually has much to do with those vendors: the
hardware you run Linux on is probably made in similar conditions, as are many
of the other facets.
(Also, don't mistake that just closing sweat-shops is the best answer, since a
terrible job might be better than no job, and sometimes that is the result.
Which really sucks, because those conditions *should* not exist, IMO.)
Daniel
Complexity, ain't it grand. :(
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meryl <gnu...@aromagardens.com.au>
> To: slug@slug.org.au
> Subject: [SLUG] Re: [chat] yet another reason to advocate Linux
> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:40:54 +1000
>
> ... the point of the article was that MS & Apple are using exploitative
> child labour in sweatshop conditions.
>
> It's an interesting article, well worth the read.
>
> Meryl
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