Re: RFC - GNU System Distribution

[John Williams]

On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 15:09 -0400, Richard M. Stallman wrote:

> In general, it's wrong to tell people where to get non-free software
> if they actually want to get it and use it.
I disagree.  That, to me is prohibition.  It is wrong to deny people choice, 
and the chance to make up their own mind.

By hiding things from them, you deny them freedom of choice.

> It could be that you have no interest in doing that.
And indeed to I do not.

>   If we could be
> sure that telling you where such things are distribited from would not
> lead to the use of them, there would be no harm in telling you.
I wouldn't, but that is beside the point.


> The only obstacle to that is that we just don't know you very well.
Fair enough.


> Not yet.
:-)

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