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Re: [Fsfe-uk] NCC Filetab for Linux


From: Illtud Daniel
Subject: Re: [Fsfe-uk] NCC Filetab for Linux
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 15:55:26 +0100

Martin WHEELER wrote:

> You will learn that the boundary between free and non-free is fractal,
> not clean-cut.

I don't think so. Free Software has a definition:
http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

You're welcome to argue that this is a fuzzy definition,
but any licenced software I've seen very easily falls into
Free or Non-Free. This is a the mailing list for AFFS
(http://www.affs.org.uk/), which, like it or not, is
an organisation set up to promote Free Software as defined
above.

> You will also learn quite a lot about the intransigeant entrenched
> attitudes of the fanatics on both sides.

I don't think pointing out that some people are here under
a false impression of 'Free Software' makes anybody a fanatic.
Would you flame people for pointing out that the 'Big Blue'
surfers mailing list was not for questions about IBM?

-- 
Illtud Daniel                                 address@hidden
Uwch Ddadansoddwr Systemau                       Senior Systems Analyst
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru                  National Library of Wales
Yn siarad drosof fy hun, nid LlGC   -  Speaking personally, not for NLW



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