Armworm: > But Mr. Stallman thinks the user should not be told about the option > to use the system with only a few non-free components. Not only is > this censorship, he is harming his cause.
Firstly, not offering proprietary software to users is not censorship. The idea that the Debian Project could somehow be obliged to provide users with proprietary software is absurd. On the other hand, a system such as those which Apple offers is a system of censorship because users entirely rely on a single repository controlled by Apple for software and cannot modify the system in any way to change this. Secondly, if you recognise that different freedoms can conflict with each other then it's possible to end up in a situation where "freedom of speech" in providing software to users (e.g. binary packages) might conflict with end users' right to software freedom (see the GNU 'four freedoms' for software). But as per my first point I will reiterate that declining to offer software is not censorship. Andrew
