> "Should we have the liberty to chose something that is evil?" In order for evil to exist, you must be able to choose it. On Tuesday 30 September 2008 8:44:25 am Isaac Atilano wrote: > On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:39:26 -0500, "Josh Paetzel" <josh at tcbug.org> > > said: > > Personally I'm all about choices. Give me the freedom to choose > > proprietary closed source software, open source software, or free > > software. I use a mixture of all three. > > > > Restricting my freedom to choose, whether it's proprietary closed > > source, Free Software, or Open Source software leaves me feeling > > unsatisfied and unfulfilled, and if I want to feel that way I can always > > download a linux distribution. I don't need someone telling me I > > shouldn't listen to mp3's simply because they aren't "Free" ;) > > I personally agree with Josh but I'd like to point out where I think RMS > is coming from. > To him proprietary software is 'evil.' This is a philosophical position > which brings up questions such as: > "To what extent does my use of proprietary software make me a > participant in evil?" > "To what extent does my promotion of a system that makes an evil program > available to others make me a participant in evil?" > "Should we have the liberty to chose something that is evil?" > Through his words and actions, I think he's shown where he stands on > these questions. > > Not everyone has to agree with RMS and not everyone does. > Even though I disagree with RMS on a philosophical level, I agree with > him on a pragmatic level in that it is in our best interest as a free > society to promote the use of free software and discourage the use of > proprietary software. > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list