On 25.07.2014 14:27, magicban...@gmail.com wrote: > Is it bad to support non-free systems? I do not think so. Users need to > make a transition from proprietary to free. I'd rather not see the > creation of an apparently impermeable border between the 100%-free > GNU/Linux systems and the rest of them. Do you complain that > https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ (Emacs' main page) mentions Mac OS > X, Windows and Solaris?
My commercial project Tehnoetic is an extension of my activist work. I don't need to list all common nonfree distros to say TET-N150 works on them. I am advancing GNU/Linux-libre beginning with the title. I didn't want to partner with ThinkPenguin, I wanted to be independent and still do. I just listed my reasons and this one is one of them. I run my business differently and strive to follow ethics in technology. I have a question in the FAQ section where I write it works with other systems (partially free distributions and Windows, while on Mac OS it doesn't), but there is no guarantee the automatically installed firmware is the free one, because those systems don't respect their users' freedom (for instance, I advice all my Debian clients to not follow the Debian wiki page and install the nonfree firmware). Instead, I point them to download and install the Trisquel deb package. I have taken steps to convince Debian to change its policy, include the free firmware package and recommend it to be installed, instead of the nonfree one. https://wiki.debian.org/ath9k_htc#Installation https://wiki.debian.org/ath9k_htc/open_firmware > As for the distribution names not mentioning GNU, they actually are the > names chosen by the projects themselves. I certainly do not approve > those choices but is it a reason to change them? Maybe... See how the GNU project refers to them. We can try to make them change their name to include GNU or use just the brand and put GNU/Linux in description, if it's too long for them to include it in their trademark. Regardless of their cooperation, I will not make the same mistake to call them "Arch Linux" or "Linux Mint". http://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.en.html > I would prefer the name ThinkGNU to ThinkPenguin. Anyway "ThinkPenguin" > is no "ThinkLinux". And I do not think the name matters more than the > speech and the actions. I don't like the name ThinkPenguin because it sends the wrong message. And let us not forget the logo is a penguin and GNU mascots weren't among penguin mascots at the ThinkPenguin stand advertised here. Everybody is free to do whatever they want, me included. I didn't want to work together with ThinkPenguin, although I respect and followed their example with the freedom-respecting wifi adapters. That's all. I hope this answers the freedom of expression question raised by another forum user. -- Tiberiu C. Turbureanu Președinte, Fundația Ceata Telefon: +40-761-810-100 GPG: 8B51 53CB 354E 3049 FAE9 3260 F033 8452 4154 1967 Susții libertatea artelor și tehnologiilor? Înscrie-te ca membru! (http://ceata.org/%C3%AEnscrieri)
