The reason the GNU Project exists is to give the ethical dimension of computing priority over other dimensions. If a program respects our freedom but isn't fully convenient, we can live with it. If a program respects our freedom but has bugs, we can fix them. But if the program tramples our freedom, no amount of elegance, reliability or utility can compensate.
Measured in this way, the effects of Apple's policies on users' freedom trump Apple's technical advances -- many of which are off limits to us due to Apple's patents. This is not to say that Apple's technical advances aren't advances. Only that they can't outweigh Apple's wrongs. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use free telephony http://directory.fsf.org/category/tel/ _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
