[Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma

[Tim Dobson]

Ok it's not really a dilemma but:

I'm sure many people have been in this situation, and different people 
will have different opinions.

My brother's Windows XP computer has stopped booting. Apparently it 
won't boot from CD because of GRUB from previous (now removed) debian 
install.
This is obviously highly unlikely. It's probably the BIOS.

He wants me to take a look at it.

I am unwilling to assist in reinstalling Windows etc. because of moral 
objections to non-free software, however I don not wish him to *pay* 
someone else to do something, and then to top it off he is my brother, 
whom I don't really want to fall out with.

I suspect he won't sympathise with my moral views regarding Free 
software were I to explain them to him.

While, it seems relatively obvious to me the situation which I think I 
must take in this situation,

what would you do?

Tim

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