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It is a strange interpretation of freedom, if you are free to run the software how you want, except if RMS disapproves your OS. I think this way of "defending f
by _ph_ 10y ago
It is a strange interpretation of freedom, if you are free to run the software how you want, except if RMS disapproves your OS. I think this way of "defending free software" is rather counterproductive. I say this as a strong supporter of free and open source software and both a Mac and Linux user. I want Linux or any other free operation system to be strong in the market. But this should be reached on features and capabilities, not on limiting software on other operation systems. Fortunately thanks to its open source nature, it should be possible to maintain a branch of Emacs for the Mac which keeps this feature alive. This is where open source is strong.
- crististm 10y agoYet RMS disapproval of MAC OS does not make Free software less free. The fundamental rights of free software are still preserved: "the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software"
- _ph_ 10y agoYes, those rights are not limited. Still I find it a strange thing, that working features are removed, because they affect only "disapproved" operating systems. I don't like it, if technical questions and political ideas are too strongly mixed.