2010/3/30 <[email protected]> > As a gamer, I find it hard live fully by Free Software. I miss Nintendo > games, as well as 3D which is almost non-existent in Free Software. The > games exist, but only some Intel boards can play them. 3D games, and about > half the 2D that use 3D features to run, do not run unless they are on some > Intel boards. > > Are video game consoles, such as the Wii and DS, really General Purpose > Computers? If not, should they really be boycotted in the name of Free > Software? > > I guess my question, in its simplest form, is can I use Trisquel on my > Desktops and Laptop and buy a Wii or DS and not be contradicting the values > of Free Software and be a hypocrite? > > In my humble opinion, and taking into account that the Free Software movement is about freedom and not software, I think you'd be contradicting your values, yes. But don't expect to find a person in the world that doesn't contradict herself; we are humans, we are weak, and we need transitions.
Do whatever you consider better for you and society. You can give a hand to the Free Software movement or you can give your entire life if you want; in any case, I think your help will be appreciated, at least I'll do so. -- Luis Felipe López Acevedo http://introsmedia.tuxfamily.org/
