Comment on "Nine Attitude Problems in Free and Open SourceSoftware"
David Picón Álvarez
eleuteri at myrealbox.com
Thu Oct 23 13:37:01 UTC 2008
From: "Max Moritz Sievers" <mms at fsfe.org>
> I'm against sanctions against Microsoft because it has a monopoly. The
> users
> get what they deserve. If you don't like Microsoft then don't use their
> products, but don't ask the courts to take their money which you
> voluntarily
> gave to them.
In some cases what this means in practice is don't use a computer. My
understanding is one is freer having the opportunity to use a computer than
not having it, even if the software in question reduces the freedom they
would have if they could use a computer with free software. So I do not
agree. Given Microsoft's copyrights are entirely an artifact of State
regulation, I have no compunction whatsoever in State intervention to curb
their abuse.
--David.
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