Re: [fsf-community-team] Argument from economic nessesity

[Simon Bridge]

On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 09:23 +1100, Charlie wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:51:45 -0800 Mike VandeVelde <address@hidden>
> sent this information:
> 
> 
> >I use free software 
> >where I can, even in some places where it isn't exactly easy, but I
> >use proprietary software in a lot of situations where I probably don't
> >truly need to. So either kick me out of this club now, or you'll
> >regret it later! Muwahaha!!
> 
> Isn't that part of the freedom concept?

What? Regretting it later?

It is difficult to have a free society when members are free to become
enslaved. That is why we have laws against chattel slavery.

Just as the imposition of order leads to the escalation of disorder,
there is a point of diminishing returns on liberty. We restrict some
peoples liberty in order to improve the overall state of freedom in
society.

This is why we oppose moves to get XP on the XO. This way we vendor-lock
the users to freedom...