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Originally posted by dmeyer View PostSo Trisquel is one of those distros which isn't very pragmatic? I love most FOSS ideals but honestly, if I need proprietary stuff on my system then I should be free to do so. The fact that some distros at least assist me in my assertion of my freedoms is something I've come to expect and appreciate.
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Originally posted by chris000 View PostI can never figure out if people honestly don't understand free software philosophy or are just twisting it for some political reason. I'm beginning to think people have guilty consciouses or guilty pleasures they don't want to give up. We are all imperfect human beings. This is not a religious war. Nobody is forcing you to use a completely free distribution. It is not an all or nothing situation. The more you avoid the better. If all you care about is getting software for zero dollars there is always software piracy, freeware (not to be confused with free software), etc. If you care about fixing the problems, creating a better solutions, a better environment to work in, etc then help fix them by avoiding the non-free pieces. Otherwise you might as well go back to using a completely proprietary system.
I still remember when I tried gNewSense a while back - like 3+ years ago - and was having an issue with KDE, so i set off via IRC and in return I got berated for using KDE because they didn't consider it free enough. I won't even mention what they tried to do to me when I said I have to have Flash for a university web page but that I would promise to limit my use of it. I mean seriously, changing universities is not a reasonable reaction! To be fair, this was a few years ago and maybe I just got a really bitchy community member. I'm really sorry I sound negative but I've tried one of the free distros and its left a very nasty taste in my mouth. I don't even think gNewSense still even exists.
I appreciate how you don't mind admitting that its not an all or nothing approach. I stick to as much free stuff in my computer as I can but nothing is more important to me than getting the job done. The reason I started on Linux was on the technical merits of the platform alone and that will remain my single deciding choice for platforms over the years. Free or not makes no difference at all, only merit counts in my books,
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I ran across this article this morning. Seems pertinent to this discussion, but not sure there is anything new or enlightening here.
http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-linux-de...ic-7000012295/
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Originally posted by Detonate View PostI ran across this article this morning. Seems pertinent to this discussion, but not sure there is anything new or enlightening here.
http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-linux-de...ic-7000012295/The unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a situation of social sin that cries out to Heaven and limits the possibilities of a fuller life for so many of our brothers. -- Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires (now Pope Francis)
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