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Re: [Totally OT] Re: Hmmm. A question. Was [Re: Debian is losing its users]



On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:12 PM, Andrew Sackville-West
<andrew@farwestbilliards.com> wrote:

> I have a problem with this. Debian, in it's default install is almost
> assuredly GNU free. And it has the additional freedom of allowing the
> user to choose to use non-free software within the structure of it's
> packaging system. IMO that is more free than preventing people from
> using the software they want.

I had exactly the same view on that. But RMS is obviously a purist, he
dreams to banish all closed source from this world. Like Hal pointed
out, RMS believes that there should be no freedom when it comes to
choosing freedom itself.

Ivan


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