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Re: Meltdown / Spectre
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Mike Gerwitz |
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Re: Meltdown / Spectre |
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Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:08:56 -0500 |
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On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 09:07:45 +0100, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> GNU Guix, however, by virtue of being a GNU project is hampered by its
> free software credentials.
"hamper" isn't a good word to use to describe the FSDG:
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hamper \Ham"per\, n. [See {Hamper} to shackle.]
1. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. --W. Browne.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hamper \Ham"per\, v. t. [OE. hamperen, hampren, prob. of the
same origin as E. hamble.]
To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to
inveigle; to entangle; hence, to impede in motion or
progress; to embarrass; to encumber. "Hampered nerves."
--Blackmore.
[1913 Webster]
A lion hampered in a net. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]
They hamper and entangle our souls. --Tillotson.
[1913 Webster]
The FSDG is mean to liberate, not hamper; we're all stronger because
of Guix's adherence to it. This is perhaps the only occasion I can
think of---and is admittedly very awkward---where the software running
on a computer is considered fine if we pretend that it doesn't exist as
software, but becomes a problem if we recognize its existence and
attempt to update it. This is a conflict that needs resolution, but I'm
not offering that here---I just wanted to comment on the phrasing.
--
Mike Gerwitz
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