Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Talking about non-free software on the list

[Simon Ward]

Sam Tuke <address@hidden> wrote:

>Agreed. This discussion began as an invitation to participate in a
>Free Software related event.

It's only free software related insofar as being about something that happens 
to contain free software. You're ignoring the promotion of non-free software.

> Every message since has been about exuding people from participating.

The list has a topic. Promotion of non-free software events is off-topic. That 
we have a topic and ask that people stick to it does exclude people from 
talking off-topic. So you're correct, we're excluding some forms of 
participation. Do you have a problem with that?

I know, the world contains free software, talk about anything you like on the 
list!

>The Free Software movement is about inclusivity, not exclusivity.
>That's what the four freedoms are all about.

We already know the four freedoms exclude proprietary software. ;)

Simon