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Re: why is non-free software immoral?
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Alfred M. Szmidt |
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Re: why is non-free software immoral? |
Date: |
Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:03:47 +0200 |
> Part of me 'feels' non-free software is wrong but I would like to
> come to a philosophical truth on the matter.
Using non-free software is not wrong as long as you will never need
the freedom. For example, the software in some household appliance
can be non-free, and it would not make a difference to you usually.
A better example would be a chip in a household appliance that has a
etched chip (say a PLA), and you can't change the chip without
soldering and exchanging it with a new one.
If one can change the software on a household appliance, then the
software for the household appliance should be free software. Wheter
you need that freedom or not, is beside the point.
Cheers.
- Re: why is non-free software immoral?, (continued)
Re: why is non-free software immoral?, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2005/10/05
Re: why is non-free software immoral?, Thien-Thi Nguyen, 2005/10/04
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