<blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div>I also don't consider proprietary software</div><div>unethical as long as noone is forced to use it. In my view, "forcing"</div>
<div>includes the situations in which someone is required to use it in</div><div>order to maintain his normal social functioning.</div><div><br></div></blockquote>I could not agree with you more about that. Absolutely.<br>
<br>2010/5/13 Radosław Nadstawny <<a href="mailto:radoslaw.nadstawny@o2.pl">radoslaw.nadstawny@o2.pl</a>>:<br>> On Thu, 13 May 2010 22:59:51 +0200<br>> Boris Turovskiy <<a href="mailto:tourovski@gmail.com">tourovski@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>>> On 13.05.2010 22:53, Radosław Nadstawny wrote:<br>>> > Well, if we allowed this "great lot of people" to make key decisions<br>>> > about everyone's freedom, we would end up pretty screwed. The only<br>
>> > thing your "great lot of people" cares about is convenience.<br>>> Yes, because software is a TOOL, for god's sake, not some battlefield<br>>> for human rights! When I choose between buying a car and leasing it<br>
>> (which limits my "freedom", for example by placing a restriction on<br>>> the number of miles I may drive), I don't give a damn about this<br>>> limitation if it doesn't really affect me - I look for the<br>
>> price/effect ratio.<br>>><br>>> By the way, free software will never make any breakthrough until your<br>>> (and many Free Software activists') deregatory evaluation of<br>>> convenience is changed. And that is good.<br>
><br>> It's not a fact, only your opinion, so I won't comment on this.<br>><br>>><br>>> > Let's make it clear - I have no intention of protecting people from<br>>> > the consequences of their own choices. If someone chooses<br>
>> > proprietary software, I'm fine with it, as everyone should have the<br>>> > choice. I just don't want to allow corporations to take away the<br>>> > freedom that free software gives, from those who are enjoying it.<br>
>> ><br>>> We're on one side on that matter, then - I surely don't want to<br>>> restrict anyone's use of free software. I do not wish, however, that<br>>> the Pirate movement joins the FSF in proclaiming proprietary software<br>
>> to be in any way "unethical".<br>><br>> I'm glad to see that. I also don't consider proprietary software<br>> unethical as long as noone is forced to use it. In my view, "forcing"<br>
> includes the situations in which someone is required to use it in<br>> order to maintain his normal social functioning.<br>><br>>><br>>> Best regards,<br>>> Boris<br>>> ____________________________________________________<br>
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