Re: [Trisquel-users] Questions about Java programming

[viko . bartero]

Legimet, Magic Banana, I know the tools are free software, and they are great  
tools. I'm just saying that, to me, it is better if the community around the  
tool has a strong commitment to freedom. What's more important? A tool that  
is free or a person who respects your freedom? The latter creates the former.

Free software and open source share some views, but they are not the same  
thing: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.en.html.  
In my experience, it is easier to find open source projects and communities  
that don't care if there's some proprietary elements here and there. That is  
hard to find in a free software project; and if it is found, it's a bug.