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

[Richard Thompson]

I wonder if you could continue your debate through a more appropriate medium
such as IRC as I am really tired of receiving emails every five minutes.

Please respect my bandwidth; don't force me to download your conversations.

Thank you

Binary

-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Noah Slater
Sent: 15 May 2008 21:14
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Subject: Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help
dilemma

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 08:59:13PM +0200, Dave Crossland wrote:
> > It is entirely possible, and indeed probable, that he has different
morals.
>
> Of course, anything I say is my view, obviously. But the subject under
> discussion here is what is right and wrong, not what my opinions are,
> nor what his opinions are.

Discussion of right and wrong is a discussion of opinion and when it is
presented in a way that ignores this fact, it should be addressed.

> >> Choosing proprietary software is morally bad.
> >
> > Again, you can only speak about your local value system, not other's.
>
> You appear to be rejecting the universality of morality, rather than
refuting
> what I've said.

That's EXACTLY what I am doing. You appear to be supporting a view of moral
absolutism, a view that is extremely damaging to any ethical debate.

> If you think you know why choosing proprietary software is morally good,
> please let me and the list know your reasoning :-)

Please stop using the clumsy phrase "morally good".

I wasn't actually arguing either way, I was trying to point out your
absolutism
with a hope of demonstrating that it is a flawed world view.

-- 
Noah Slater - Bytesexual <http://bytesexual.org/>


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