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What has RMS written that is not real? He knows that some non-free software is compelling and profitable, but he argues that in the long run of is unstainable.
by lurker19 15y ago
What has RMS written that is not real?
He knows that some non-free software is compelling and profitable, but he argues that in the long run of is unstainable. And when you look at Lion and Metro and Google Apps' only half-baked Data Liberation Front and compare to what RMS wrote 20 years ago, it is clear he is very much in the real world, unfortunately.
Is Android the least evil? Probably. But it is still not free. And RMS doesn't say you mustn't Android and whatever else; he just days that you shouldn't if you want to protect and promote software freedom, and he is a living model of an example free software lifestyle, for better or worse.
- sliverstorm 15y agohe just days that you shouldn't if you want to protect and promote software freedom So what phone do I use then? There's a couple select phones that might qualify, but they are fringe, expensive and impractical. This is what your parent is referring to. When people talk about how rms doesn't "live in the real world" they are coming from a "people who, at the end of the day, have to get sh*t done" point of view. Both viewpoints have their merits.