Re: [GNU-linux-libre] A call to free software, and its users

[Karl Goetz]

On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:17:29 +0200
Sam Geeraerts <address@hidden> wrote:

> Karl Goetz schreef:
> > On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:44:27 +0200
> > Sam Geeraerts <address@hidden> wrote:
> >  - its a problem because it encourages installing non-free software
> > (an example of this is suggesting installing adobe flash on flash
> > based websites).
> 
> This one.
> 
> >> So if we suggest these addons, by having that code included, then
> >> we are saying to users that it's OK to install the addons. To
> >> discourage this behaviour, the code that points to the addons is
> >> removed.
> > 
> > This implies to me that your against anything which can load add
> > ons, but that seems a bit odd.... am I miss-understanding you here?
> 
> Miss-understanding: one must consider which addons the code points to.

Thanks, this makes more sense.

> >> Perhaps it is better to lead by example than to
> >> be tainted? At least we get to have a relevant conversation with
> >> people.
> > 
> > I'm not sure what your saying here in relation to being tainted.
> 
> A non-FSF distro may be tainted, but FSF approved distros should be 
> untainted.

This also makes sense now.
kk

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