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0 pointsksec4y ago0 comments

I dont know. I guess I am not well versed with FSF. I thought they were to promote Free Software, I didn't know their world view was any non-open source software are "unacceptable and unjust".

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tbrownaw4y ago

Their origin story is Stallman being frustrated with a buggy printer driver that couldn't be fixed because it was proprietary.

It's told in this talk, you can search for "printer" to find it < https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/rms-nyu-2001-transcript.txt >.

They promote Free Software (and specifically copyleft over permissive licenses) because they view proprietary software as morally wrong and something that should not exist.

yakubin4y ago

According to the FSF[1]:

> To release a nonfree program is always ethically tainted, but legally there is no obstacle to your doing this.

It paints a picture of a bigoted organisation.

[1]: <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ReleaseUnderGPLAnd...>

diffeomorphism4y ago

That sounds like the completely wrong word for that. The free software foundation advocates for free software, does not like non-free software, big surprise. Similarly fair trade does consider non-fair trade unethical. You might disagree with that but having an opinion does not make one a "bigot".

yakubin4y ago

There is a difference between advocating for free software and saying that all non-free software is evil. To compare to the original meaning of "bigotry", there is a difference between talking about how great your religion is and talking about how all other religions are evil.

trasz4y ago

Non-fair trade is considered unethical based on ethics. FSF considers closed source unethical based on their particular agenda, which has nothing to do with ethics or morality.

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tbrownaw4y ago

Their origin story is Stallman being frustrated with a buggy printer driver that couldn't be fixed because it was proprietary.

It's told in this talk, you can search for "printer" to find it < https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/rms-nyu-2001-transcript.txt >.

They promote Free Software (and specifically copyleft over permissive licenses) because they view proprietary software as morally wrong and something that should not exist.

yakubin4y ago

According to the FSF[1]:

> To release a nonfree program is always ethically tainted, but legally there is no obstacle to your doing this.

It paints a picture of a bigoted organisation.

[1]: <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ReleaseUnderGPLAnd...>

diffeomorphism4y ago

yakubin4y ago

trasz4y ago

Non-fair trade is considered unethical based on ethics. FSF considers closed source unethical based on their particular agenda, which has nothing to do with ethics or morality.

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