On 7/12/06, Dieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You are right. IIRC RMS never worried about whether he had the RTL to=20
> the computers he was programming for (firmware is another thing); he=20
> considered that immutable. But you're right, it does apply.
Even zealots can be pragmatic at times.
Sometimes it's a matter of getting what you can and being happy with
what you got. If you ask for something unusual but not too extreme
(May I please have docs to your device so I can write my own drivers
for it?), then people will be willing to help. If you demand the
rediculous (I'll scream if you don't give me all of your trade
secrets, especially those that allow you to compete in a capitalist
market!), then people will tell you to screw off.
Like I'm sure many people have said before me, freedom is earned, and
it's often earned gradually. If you try to get too much all at once,
you'll meet nothing but derision and resistance, even if you're
absolutely justified in what you ask for. I think about the slow
progress towards equality that many minority groups in the US have
experienced. Freedom is a moral right, but it often takes a great
deal of work to acquire.
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