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Re: [trinity-users] Where is my Star Trek? was Re: [trinity-users] [sort of OT] Trinity etc. are damaging Linux

From: Bryan Baldwin <bryan@...>
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:26:05 +1200
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On 08/07/2012 05:04 AM, Dexter Filmore wrote:
> Do you mean by this you prefer poor free software over proper
> proprietary?

By this I mean retaining freedom over relinquishing it in exchange for
the technological equivalent of rifles and blankets.

This is a variation of the old and tired bit of husksterism, which
goes, "If you object to nonfree X, then you would have gotten rid of
nonfree Y." Which is rubbish.

Technological freedom movements are not about auditing the contents of
peoples closets. People who care about freedom might tell you why
nonfree is bad for you, but its not about telling users what to do.
Its about examining the things developers are distributing to users,
criticizing the nonfree things, and promoting and developing
alternatives that support freedom.
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