BTJustice wrote: > Non-free compnents can be removed or even avoided which is the whole > point of freedom--the user choosing what to do.
Indeed, you are correct that users are free to choose to use non-free software, and nobody wants to take that away. Whether individuals or groups developing or distributing software should be allowed to take away users' freedom is another matter. I find it hard to believe that providing an operating system containing or offering software that specifically takes away freedom is providing freedom. That's why I think that recommending Ubuntu MATE is a bad idea. Andrew
