On Mon, Jul 03, 2006 at 02:25:52PM +0200, Pierre HABOUZIT wrote: > On Mon, Jul 03, 2006 at 02:20:12PM +0300, Yavor Doganov wrote:
> > No, he would not. Ubuntu, as well as Debian, unfortunately, contain > > non-free software, and RMS has dedicated his life fighting against it. > debian does not contains non-free software. non-free is not part of > debian, it's only supported using the same tools. This is the wrong argument--although it's true, it also leads to endless flamewars. The correct argument is that the GNU project actually supports non-free software as well! The only difference is that the FSF (mostly) limits themselves to supporting running Free software on top of non-free software, while we (mostly) limit ourselves to supporting running non-free software on top of Free software. The GNU Project goes to great pains to ensure that their software runs well on top of non-free software, such as Windows, AIX and HPUX. For them to try to claim the moral high ground over Debian is rank hypocrisy. Neither project encourages the use of non-free software, though. Both, in fact, encourage their users to use Free software. For me, that's pretty much the bottom line, so I support both projects. -- Chris Waters | Pneumonoultra- osis is too long [EMAIL PROTECTED] | microscopicsilico- to fit into a single or [EMAIL PROTECTED] | volcaniconi- standalone haiku -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
