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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list
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MJ Ray |
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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list |
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Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:17:01 +0000 |
Bob Ham <address@hidden>
> The examples you gave do not contradict my assertion that inclusion of
> *instructions* implies following those instructions is OK.
OK, classic internet examples: bomb-making instructions;
and how to circumvent DRM.
Would publishing those mean that the publisher thinks all possible
uses of them is OK? Clearly not!
> [...] why would do you want to explain to users how to install
> non-free software in the first place? Why is there a desire to
> communicate with users about the installation non-free software?
As explained earlier, I think there are two desires there:
1. if we don't support their "industry-standard" hardware as a
temporary migration measure, some users will dismiss free software as
unusable;
2. if we don't do it, someone worse will do it, without any warnings
or exhortations to replace the nasty hardware.
I'm not sure how much I mind 1, but I know some people it's important
to. Desire 2 is very strong to me because I've seen too many users
harmed by following dodgy warningless instructions.
Hope that informs,
--
MJ Ray (slef), member of www.software.coop, a for-more-than-profit co-op.
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- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, (continued)
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Bob Ham, 2013/03/07
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Steffi Tinder, 2013/03/08
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Bob Ham, 2013/03/16
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, MJ Ray, 2013/03/17
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Bob Ham, 2013/03/18
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, MJ Ray, 2013/03/19
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Bob Ham, 2013/03/19
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, MJ Ray, 2013/03/20
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Bob Ham, 2013/03/20
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list,
MJ Ray <=
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Bob Ham, 2013/03/21
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, John, 2013/03/21
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Quiliro Ordóñez, 2013/03/22
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Quiliro Ordóñez, 2013/03/22
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Quiliro Ordóñez, 2013/03/20
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, MJ Ray, 2013/03/20
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Bob Ham, 2013/03/21
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, MJ Ray, 2013/03/21
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Bob Ham, 2013/03/21
- Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list, Chris Warburton, 2013/03/21