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On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 10:27:26PM +0000, Neil Williams wrote: > > Not to mention that *none* of the required software for GNU/Linux is > remotely free. Do people really think so little of the freedoms granted > via the OS that they are willing to put up with this non-free rubbish, > just for a repeat?? > > .......... > > Don't come looking for support when this lot breaks - or if you want to > use the non-free stuff on GNU/Linux with non-x86 architectures. > > It needs to be free to make it worth having, you need access to the > source code to make it work properly with the rest of your free OS. > > http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/drm.html > > http://defectivebydesign.org/ > Speaking of which: http://www.linux.com/feature/155919 Quote As a regular browser of the [60]Firefox Add-ons site, I'm troubled by the apparent proliferation of proprietary extensions in the last year. Maybe I've simply exhausted the free-licensed extensions that interest me, but recently every interesting-looking extension seems to be a proprietary one -- especially in the recommended list. Nothing, of course, in the Mozilla [61]privacy or [62]legal notice prohibits proprietary extensions simply because they are proprietary, but I find them not only contrary to the spirit of free and open source software (FOSS), but, often, annoying attempts to entangle me in some impossible startup. Unquote -- Henry Photocopies or faxes of my signature are not binding. This email has been signed with an electronic signature in accordance with subsection 7(3) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000. Digital Key Signature: GPG RSA 0xFB447AA1 Sat Dec 20 14:03:03 GMT 2008
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