Re: [GNU/consensus] [RFC][SH] User Data Manifesto

[Frank Karlitschek]

On 17.02.2013, at 07:19, Hugo Roy <address@hidden> wrote:

> Le vendredi 01 février 2013 à 10:07 +0100, Frank Karlitschek a écrit :
>>> 
>>> b. If the person can choose _any_ conditions, he can choose
>>> conditions that exploit him.  Lots of services demand users
>> agree
>>> to unfair conditions.  For instance, Facebook demands users
>> agree 
>>> that Facebook can use their photos in ads.
>> 
>> That's an interesting point. It's true that a user can choose bad or
>> stupid conditions. (Like many on Facebook do.)
>> But what would be the alternative? We can't force conditions on the
>> users to protect them from themselfs. I think it is freedom that the
>> users can decide for themselves even if stupid people do stupid
>> things.
>> 
>> 
> 
> The user data manifesto is not about 
> copyright, etc. We all agree copyright in its current state is
> alienating and that free software is good. This sentence does not
> contradict that and does not make an apology for someone choosing
> to distribute proprietary software. But I think that would be a
> mistake to have that argument here, it is not the goal. This
> document does not focus on the behaviour of the user, it tries to
> give more freedom and rights to the user by giving responsibility
> and obligations to the service provider. So let's not miss the
> goal and focus on that, instead of also trying to address
> different issues.

I agree with Hugo here.


Frank