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

[Chris H.]

5., may. 2008, 23.06 - Iain Roberts:

> ----- "Tim Dobson" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> The freedoms of Free Software are freedoms for *him* as the user.   
> That's great and I'm all for them.  But what about his freedom to  
> run the software he wants and works for him?
>
> Why do you feel that it's morally good for him to be free to  
> redistribute, improve, study and run a program for any purpose, but  
> morally bad for him to be able to choose to run proprietary software  
> if it's the best tool for the job?
>
> Iain.

Amen, Mister; - AM-friggin-EN.
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