Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Request for Endorsement for ConnochaetOS

[Quiliro Ordóñez]

On 22/08/11 03:25, Henry Jensen wrote:

Hello,

:-)

On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:44:23 -0500
Quiliro Ordóñez <address@hidden> wrote:

Open source philosophy proposes to use open source software as much as 
possible. And where it is not possible it proposes to use proprietary 
software as long as this is better for the development model.

That is not true in all cases. There are "Open Source" camps who reject
proprietary software and "free software" activists who have no problems
of using proprietary software. For example the OpenBSD project
describes itself as "free" but most OpenBSD people I spoke to have no
problem at all with using proprietary software on their desktop.

There are people that say they are for freedom but are in for control (e.g. Microsoft). What you say proves my point.

Free software philosophy proposes to eradicate non free software and to 
develop alternatives to non free software or not use it at all.

This is a example of a cultural difference I spoke about in my last
mail. For me it is unthinkable to say that I want to "eradicate"
something. This is language I and most other people in my cultural
environment avoid. 

You do not give an example of a free software activist that defends the use of non free software. I don't see where the problem is to erradicate things that do bad such as hunger, infant death and user subjugating software.

There are many people that consider themselves as free software activists. But if they do not defend freedom they are not FS activists. The FS movement is not against proprietary software activists but against non free (user subjugating) software. It is not intolerance against people. It is desire to erradicate abuse. It is never possible but it is possible to try to get the most free software we can and not that amount which is most comfortable for us. Freedom takes sacrifice.

The point is: If you seek FSFs endorsement for ConnochaetOS, I would think that you agree with their philisophy and not with OSI's

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