On Saturday 05 April 2008, Chris Walters wrote: > Hal Vaughan wrote: > | On Friday 04 April 2008, Chris Walters wrote: > | ... > | > |> If RMS is basing his ideals on the GNU charter, I don't think he > |> read it clearly enough. "Free: As in freedom". This should apply > |> whether a person wants to use pure open source software, closed > |> source software, or a mix of both. This is freedom. > | > | That is how you and most others would define freedom. It's not how > | he defines it. How you define that word makes a big difference. > | > | Hal > > That is true - how is word is defined does make a big difference. > For example, if I define the word "freedom" to mean slavery, and the > concept of "human rights" to mean "the right be be only a slave, or a > slave owner", then I am attacking the language by altering > fundamental definitions of word, and concepts.
Yes, it is an attack on the language, since the other discussion (in terms of software) is a matter of degree and freedom is slavery is dealing with exact opposites. (Where have I heard that phrase about freedom and slavery before?...) > I know that he doesn't define freedom as I and most others do, but I > hope that he and those others are in the minority fringe. I would think so, but I also think this is a minority fringe that has created benefits for the rest of us. Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
