Re: [Totally OT] Re: Hmmm. A question. Was [Re: Debian is losing its users]
On Friday 04 April 2008, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 04/04/08 19:09, s. keeling wrote:
> > Andrew Sackville-West <andrew@farwestbilliards.com>:
> >> On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 10:04:46AM +0200, Ivan Savcic wrote:
> >>> AFAIK, RMS considers only one distribution to be really and truly
> >>> free -- it's the Gentoo based Ututo[1]. He talked about this in
> >>> his talk he held in Belgrade, Serbia.
> >>
> >> 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 its packaging system. IMO that is more free than
> >> preventing people from using the software they want.
> >
> > I have the same problem with it.
> >
> > This is the best thing I've seen in this thread. The GPL applies
> > to developers and distributors who want to use free software in
> > their productions, as in re-using other's code.
> >
> > It does not apply to users. The whole intent of the GPL is to free
> > users to be able to use their stuff. Stock Debian is pure GPL.
> > Debian is not to blame if its user slurps from debian-multimedia.
> > When/if they morph into devs or distribs, then they need to
> > consider the GPL, not before.
>
> You will think as I think, because I think rightly, and if you don't
> think the same rightly I think, then you are Evil and must be
> destroyed!!!
Sounds like Randy Scouse Git:
Why don't you be like me?
Why don't you stop and see?
Why don't you hate who I hate,
Kill who I kill to be free?
-- Micky Dolenz (and sung by the Monkees)
Hal
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