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

[Charlie]

On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:32:40 +1300 Simon Bridge
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>On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 09:23 +1100, Charlie wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:51:45 -0800 Mike VandeVelde
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>> 
>> >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...


Freedom is freedom - it's not something that is either without
pain discomfort or suits everyone. It's not without error or
consequence, but it is an acceptance of both. It should never impinge
upon anyone else or their freedom. But that can't always be known
because I personally have never met anyone with a crystal ball, but
that's not to say that no one has one. So what the future will hold when
any of us apply the freedom we should have will just have to remain a
mystery, but we will be free to adjust it.

Freedom is just that, allowing people to become enslaved if they so
choose, after they have heard about the alternatives, or not. listen if
they so choose or not. Freedom with conditions isn't freedom. :-) Yet
anyone can have that and call it freedom.

Unlike pregnancy, you can have a little bit of freedom, and most of us
settle for that. But when we dictate that our little bit of freedom is
all that everyone should settle for, or thinking we know the freedom
that people need and put strategies in place that direct to our idea
of freedom, then we become part of the problem.

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