Sometimes its to enforce good things. And yes, you always have the freedom to not to obey what FSF says.
On 17 October 2010 18:59, Praseed Pai <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all , > > I see dangers of institutionalism coming into the Free software world as > well. The FSF was pitching to us that they stand for the common developer in > his survival battle against proprietary software giants like Microsoft , > Apple , Oracle and other biggies. > > If FSF comes up with a compliance program , It is trying to do what MS > trying to do for their Windows logo program. This according to me is a > change in form and thus the > prediction. > > regards > Praseed Pai > http://praseedp.blogspot.com > > > > > --- On *Sun, 10/17/10, Anish A <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Anish A <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Hardware endorsement program by FSF > To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software" < > [email protected]> > Date: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 7:17 AM > > Praseed, > > Why don't you reply? Please state the reason behind that, we all > are eager to hear. > > On 10/14/10, Praseed Pai > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > In the near future , FSF will become like Microsoft , Apple and Oracle. > That > > is the death > > of the FSF in it's current form ! > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 10/14/10, Thomas Vazhappilly > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > > > From: Thomas Vazhappilly > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > Subject: [ILUG-Cochin.org] Hardware endorsement program by FSF > > To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software" > > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010, 1:25 AM > > > > > > Hardware we all want: FSF announces criteria for hardware endorsement > > program "Respects Your Freedom" > > > > http://www.fsf.org/news/endorsement-criteria > > > > BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, October 14, 2010 -- The Free > > Software Foundation (FSF) announced today that it has published an > initial > > set of criteria for endorsing computers and other devices. The FSF seeks > > both to obtain feedback on the criteria, and raise interest in the > program > > among hardware manufacturers. Ultimately, the FSF plans to promote an > > endorsement mark to be carried on products that meet the criteria: > > respects your freedom. > > > > http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Hardware/Endorsement_criteria > > > > "The desire to own a computer or device and have full control over it, to > > know that you are not being spied on or tracked, to run any software you > > wish without asking permission, and to share with friends without > worrying > > about Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) -- these are the desires of > > millions of people who care about the future of technology and our > > society. Unfortunately, hardware manufacturers have until now relied on > > close cooperation with proprietary software companies that demanded > > control over their users. As citizens and their customers, we need to > > promote our desires for a new class of hardware -- hardware that anyone > > can support because it respects your freedom," said Peter Brown, > executive > > director of the FSF. > > > > The FSF's criteria seek to cover all aspects of user interaction with and > > control of a device: they say the hardware must run free software on > every > > layer that is user upgradeable, allow the user to modify that software, > > support free data formats, be fully usable with free tools, and more. > > > > FSF license compliance engineer Brett Smith said, "Every software > > component needed to produce endorsable hardware is now available. We have > > several GNU/Linux distributions that only include free software, and are > > completely functional on the right hardware. We have the LinuxLibre > kernel > > that does not include nonfree microcode. And we have cutting edge mobile > > platforms like Android and MeeGo that are based on free software. In the > > past we've spoken to manufacturers who were interested in making free > > software-friendly hardware, but they worried about connecting with > > customers. With our endorsement mark and the strong criteria that back > it, > > we plan to bridge that gap and demonstrate to manufacturers that they > > stand to gain plenty by making hardware that respects people's freedom > > instead of curtailing it." > > > > The initial set of guidelines are available on the LibrePlanet wiki, at > > http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Hardware/Endorsement_criteria. The FSF > > welcomes contributions on the wiki discussion page, including suggestions > > for improvements to the criteria, and ideas and art submissions for an > > endorsement mark. > > > > Hardware manufacturers interested in endorsement should contact > > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]>. > > > > -- > > > > ____________________________________________ > > THOMAS M. VAZHAPPILLY > > സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം തന്നെയമൃതം സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം തന്നെ ജീവിതം > > പാരതന്ത്ര്യം മാനികള്ക്ക് മൃതിയെക്കാള് ഭയാനകം > > - മഹാകവി കുമാരനാശാന് > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > > #[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Regards, > Anish A > > http://identi.ca/aneeshnl > > സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം തന്നെയമൃതം സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം തന്നെ ജീവിതം > പാരതന്ത്ര്യം മാനികള്ക്ക് മൃതിയെക്കാള് ഭയാനകം > - മഹാകവി കുമാരനാശാന് > > _______________________________________________ > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Indian Libre User Group Cochin Mailing List > http://www.ilug-cochin.org/mailing-list/ > http://mail.ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected] >
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