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> I think that a banner ad for Builder endorses Builder. (That's fine.) > > It does not really endorse Indiegogo, but it does urge people to go to > > the Indiegogo site and donate. > > > I would still have to say that the banner *advertises* Builder (and of > course, endorses it too) but that it also inadvertently *endorses* the use > of indiGoGo, in the process. I think we don't need to argue about this subtle shade of meaning. The substantial point is that this issue is NOT about endorsement in general. It's about a very specific kind of case: a recommendation that people go to a certain web site and perform a certain kind of operation there. Because the issue is so specific, it is ethically simple -- it's wrong to recommend the operation if the operation requires running nonfree software (including JS code). -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call. _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
