> The Debian Project does not sell proprietary software.
>
> In the same sense Microsoft is not Internet Explorer's vendor, Sun
> Microsystems is not Java (TM)'s vendor, Oracle is not Oracle Database
> Client's vendor, and Adobe is not Acrobat Reader (TM)'s vendor,
because
> these programs are not sold (e.g. distributed at no cost), therefore,
> they have no vendors. In this sense, Debian Project is not a
> proprietary software vendor, yes.
In a wider sense: the Debian Project does not hold copyright of
any proprietary software, unlike Microsoft, Sun, Oracle and Adobe.
Indeed, one can act unethically (in Debian Project's case --
distributing proprietary software to users) without a clear and obvious
motive. I really do not understand Debian Project's motivation to
organize unethical activities, but unfortunately, they do not convert to
ethical ones just by this reason.
--
"Every non-free program has a lord, a master --
and if you use the program, he is your master." --RMS
___________________________________________________________
Ако не отговарям на писмата Ви: http://6lyokavitza.org/mail
_______________________________________________
Discussion mailing list
[email protected]
https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
