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"When he would use things like the iPad from time to time, he would understand that convenience is the biggest threat to open source. Nobody cares how free Stal
by rat87 15y ago
"When he would use things like the iPad from time to time, he would understand that convenience is the biggest threat to open source. Nobody cares how free Stallman's device really is. When he would speak for better open source devices, he would actually make progress. Right now is Shuttleworth advancing the free software movement to be accessible for everyone."
I'm pretty sure he understands in his rude comments after Job's death he said:
“Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died.
and
"Jobs saw how to make these computers stylish and smooth. That would normally be positive, but not in this case, since it has the paradoxical effect of making their controlling nature seem acceptable."
I think Stallman knows he just don't care much about it for personal use. The FSF does list
Gnash — the free software Flash player
Free software replacement for Skype
Free software video editing software
Free Google Earth Replacement
Help GNU/Linux distributions be committed to freedom
as top priorities people should donate time and money too.
The distros and stuff like android is where a lot of ease of use stuff happens and that is why the FSF lists (
Help GNU/Linux distributions be committed to freedom) and a 100% foss android named replicant under the under the reverse engineering priorities list .