On Sat, Jan 05, 2008 at 08:47:16AM -0600, Gilles Chehade wrote:
I'm not from the FSF.
> According to YOU, it is okay to have emacs and gcc run on a proprietary
1) ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/ isn't "links"
2) using more free software is better than not running it at all
3) incentivating usage of non-free software on free software operating
systems doesn't incentivate the creation of free software replacements
4) FYI I think the wine project is counter-productive as it enables
running non-free software on free software operating systems, and as
such de-incentivates the creation of replacements.
4.1) but it's free software and its authors have their own independence.
> By providing emacs and gcc for windows you encourage people to run just
Look, OpenBSD is aggressive enough that people who "need" such non-free
software likely won't even run it on OpenBSD, so what you're saying is
that to the convenience of a few people who don't care for freedom of
all users, you distribute non-free software.
> > Anyways, most of your emails have been so rude that in afterthought I
No, I am a victim and your (generically, not specifically you) attitude
actually makes my relation with OpenBSD very frustrating.
Rui
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