> From: Richard Stallman <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 01:10:34 -0500 > > > I think the problem at hand here is how we, or some people, define > > actively promoting something. Is a mere reference to existence a > > promotion of something? > > In some cases it is. Spreading the word about an obscure program > is promoting it, since that information would lead some people to > use them.
I think nowadays the information is so pervasive and so easily found that refraining from mentioning some program or site has no real advantages. It does have disadvantages: for example, we let our enemies mock us.
