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You shouldn't get offended when someone calls you immoral when you don't think you are. It just means your moral systems don't match. Also, calling "strict ide
by loup-vaillant 16y ago
You shouldn't get offended when someone calls you immoral when you don't think you are. It just means your moral systems don't match.
Also, calling "strict ideology" the moral system Stallman is trying to spread is a stretch. His moral system really is quite reasonable. You probably know the propaganda by heart, but anyway…
Unlike your stuff, software is abundant. Give it to charity, and you still have it. Such a fundamental difference calls for a fundamentally different moral system. Stallman found a suitable one: it is applied to scientific research: results should be public knowledge, so everyone can benefit from them. Under such moral system, it is indeed immoral to make proprietary software.
- reitzensteinm 16y agoI'm not sure I agree that I shouldn't be offended. If someone tells me that I'm being immoral by their moral code, I don't have a problem with that. But to simply say that I'm acting immorally is to assert that their moral code is the standard by which everyone should be judged, which in my opinion is offensive.
- loup-vaillant 16y agoThe problem is, if I think that doing something is evil, I probably don't want anyone to do that: that would be evil to me. I see few ways around that.