On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 11:42 PM, aphid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've chosen to use primarily f(l)oss software and free content (except > where appopriated/[un]fairly-used), so I sympathize with this, but find > myself uncomfortable with applying a rigid framework of aesthetic purity > to the practice of 'free cultural expression'. > > It's hard to fight alienation with alienated means, but I can see how > this could be taken to an extreme that would alienate a lot of people. > Would we cancel Barbie In a Blender day if we found out Forsythe used > Photoshop over GiMP to treat the photos? I'd hope not.
No, of course not. But the photos can be edited with GIMP. But if it was an iMovie project, then it leaves people without iMovie with two choices -- install proprietary software, or be left out. That is unacceptable for free culture, in my opinion. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
