I'd hit that +1 button ten times if I could!
Certainly you should go to a local business to support your community.
But I don't think that Stallman's word is law. It's not a cult after all and
"Stallman approved" is not necessarily much better. I have no qualms about
using PayPal once in a while (although I dislike Amazon as they
RMS doesn't use credit cards. IIRC, he only shops from sites that allow some
semblance of privacy and take cash via snail-mail.
I can get why-- when it's snail-mail, the transaction is just between the
buyer and the seller-- only they know.
When there's PayPal or something, there's a
Shouldn't this be asked on libreplanet-discuss mailing list instead?
There are people that are related to the FSF there and even RMS himself
sometimes answers there.
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I believe RMS would rather you go to the local store rather then buying from
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I wonder what the FSF's stance on ebay is?
I know Richard stallman is against Amazon. Is abebooks.com a good alternative
to Amazon for new and used books?
What's the best online web store for bicycles parts and accessories? That
isn't Amazon of course.
Is Newegg and tiger direct best alternative to Amazon for electronics?
