The recent message by Mr. Jean Louis contains much Japanese text. I believe few list subscribers can understand Japanese. Here are my observations:
1. The Japanese is not natural. 2. It is hard to digest. A person given just the Japanese in the message would have great difficulties seeing the point. 3. It contains a word that FSF/GNU Project does not endorse. In fact Richard Stallman has spent considerable effort telling people to use the proper term. For detailed information please read this prior message: The Japanese translation of the term "free software" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-01/msg00006.html It's a poignant tale. I believe in the freedom of thought and freedom of expression. If someone wants to disagree with Stallman and use a word he dislikes, he has the freedom to do so. One is in such cases advised to explain the reason. Please forgive me for being harsh. Akira Urushibata _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
