On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:14:15 -0500, "bofh"  said:

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> On Dec 15, 2007 11:04 AM, Chris Zakelj  wrote:

> > stupid.  Shut up."  In case you missed it, this discussion revolves just

> > as much around the concept of what Richard considers freedom as it does

> > around licenses and source.  This is what I'm on about.  My

> > understanding of Richard's viewpoint is that proprietary software sucks,

> > and doing anything to support it sucks as well.  I want to know why

> > buying (and thus supporting) a proprietary package causes me to suck as

> > well, when in my view, I'm out there having fun, and helping others have

> > fun as well.

>

> He has never said the end user can not buy anything they want.

Yes he has. From my earlier mail and his reply;
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:49:22 -0500, "Richard Stallman"

said:

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>     It's total BS. If you don't want to pay for software, fine don't, but

>     don't go on some religious crusade trying to get me to believe it's

>     unethical so I won't either.

>

> When you buy a copy of a non-free program, you pay with your money and

> with your freedom.  You apparently don't assign much value to the

> freedom that you would give up.