It is a bad strategy. I would rather switch to a distro that works than spend money uselessly. My hardware works with every other distro. They have me pegged wrong. I am not a zealot. I am a computer user. Roy
Using Kubuntu 12.04, 64-bit Location: Canada On 13 June 2012 20:14, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > > > --- In [email protected], Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote: > > > > That is okay for RMS who uses just EMACS. But for people who want a > > computer that does something more than from the 1980s, we need more. My > > experience with Debian illustrates a problem. If you cannot get the OS to > > do what you want then you do not use the OS. You are erecting barriers > and > > to what purpose, to chase some ideal in an unideal world. In the end > > it hurts your cause because it if people stop using it, what are you > making > > it for? > > > > It does no good making binary blobs available if you cannot get to them > > because you have no connection. What do they not get about this? > > > > Roy > > What Debian does helps their cause. They want you to be frustrated by your > closed source hardware. They want you to get mad! They want you to say, you > know, the next time I'm going to make sure what I buy with my hard earned > cash is free and open source! > > Nothing binds better than ignorance. Consider yourself a little more > enlightened now. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
