Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Magdalen Berns
Define Many ? I personally support FSF's ethics in principle, please don't speak for all of us. I think it's somewhat split, but sort of having everyone in the foundation state their stance on it, I don't know how 'many' could be defined. There are people who are in a position to state

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Lefty
On Jan 10, 2015, at 6:35 AM, Magdalen Berns m.be...@thismagpie.com wrote: Perhaps some might be seeing Richard as the FSF too quickly and not giving due regard what he is actually saying about this in the reactions to what he's putting forward. How he's defined dodgy links really does not

Re: Linking to non-free websites from gnome.org

2015-01-10 Thread Lefty
On Jan 6, 2015, at 2:54 PM, Magdalen Berns m.be...@thismagpie.com wrote: The stigma related to bitcoin is just the media doing their thing to try and discredit it, in my humble view. A lot of people do not buy into that stuff. With that said, it is reasonable for anyone to be uncomfortable

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Lefty
On Jan 9, 2015, at 8:33 PM, Mathieu Duponchelle mduponchel...@gmail.com wrote: Define Many ? I personally support FSF's ethics in principle, please don't speak for all of us. However you define “many”, it doesn’t mean “all”, Mathieu, so don’t speak for — or over — those of us who aren’t in

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Magdalen Berns
Generally I think that the people who are not on board understand what is being discussed and simply disagree with certain aspects of it. I know that is the case with me. I contribute to FOSS, etc, but I do not always share the same ethics as the FSF. My impression is that that is common. We

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Magdalen Berns
It’s frankly pretty difficult for me at least to distinguish between Richard-speaking-as-Richard-alone and Richard-speaking-as-the-FSF, and he never makes the distinction himself. Does he hold some viewpoint that the FSF does not, or vice versa? That would actually be news to me.

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread Magdalen Berns
Define Many ? I personally support FSF's ethics in principle, please don't speak for all of us. I think it's somewhat split, but sort of having everyone in the foundation state their stance on it, I don't know how 'many' could be defined. The elected members of the Board of Directors

Re: Links that recommend running nonfree JS code.

2015-01-10 Thread meg ford
On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 8:35 AM, Magdalen Berns m.be...@thismagpie.com wrote: Perhaps some might be seeing Richard as the FSF too quickly and not giving due regard what he is actually saying about this in the reactions to what he's putting forward. How he's defined dodgy links really does not