Re: [libreplanet-discuss] review respect of code of conduct on Manchester FAQ

[Thomas Harding]

On 06/08/2012 21:13, Quiliro Ordóñez wrote:
> It is not specified on the code of conduct if non-free software should 
> be promoted. By the way of your reasoning this would also be allowed 
> and is perfectly good for LibrePlanet.
I fully agree with that

> I do not think that is the intent of LibrePlanet. I think the idea was 
> to express positively all the values in favor of the position of the 
> FSF and leave other values for people that think otherwise on their 
> own sites.

No!

There is no strict equality Free Software <=> "FSF definition/position 
on Free Software" *only the good one*

* BSD and some other licenses *is* Free software *with no strong 
copyleft* (can't remain term), its a way to disagree with no strong 
copyleft, but a wrong to not talk at all on that (FSF talks on that in a 
right way)

* some distributions are free software but also offers non free sofware 
-- clearly distinguishely, but are not recognished as free software 
distributions by FSF (I disagree on that point on 1 distro I know 
perfectly positions on Free Software are)

* even FSF cope with non free sofware (Lesser GPL, GPL softwares running 
on non-free sofware OS or environment (and so using non free libraries 
to build on /that OS/), etc). There could be stronger positions on that 
last point than "cope with non-free environment": not to cope at all! 
(not cope at all is also not my position: it will impair free software 
spreading)

I agree on most of FSF positions, and I disagree on few points, as 
anyone have freedom to think and have freedom to mind what a thing is or 
is not a bridge of contention (unsure of last 3 words in English, 
French: un point d'achoppement).

Promote FSF ideas is *good*, but even dd is "copy convert" :)

TSFH.