Re: [Audio-video] http://audio-video.gnu.org/video/ghm2013/Samuel_Thibault_Jean-Philippe_Mengual-Freedom_0_for_everybody_really_.text

[Richard Stallman]

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In political debate, it is a mistake to dismiss a disagreement as
"purely linguistic" -- because everything is a matter of language.

Meanings are expressed by words.  What we stand for is a meaning, and
we express it in words.  Other words express other meanings, including
some that are mistaken and some that disagree with us.

The practical goal of the organizers of "Liberty 0" is to encourage
free software developers to design for accessibility.  We support that
goal.  However, the way that campaign is formulated, claiming that
functionality is part of liberty, is a confusion we can't accept.

To those organizers: if you reformulate the campaign, keeping the goal
but without that claim, there would be no disagreement and we could
endorse your campaign.

Luca suggested:

    Is it so important for you to redefine freedom #0?  Can't you say, for
    example, something like "Help me enjoy freedom #0 as well"?

I think that would solve the problem.


-- 
Dr Richard Stallman
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