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You either want software freedom or you don't. | 429 comments | Create New Account

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You either want software freedom or you don't.

Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, January 11 2013 @ 12:22 PM EST

That's fine, until the OS steps in and says "no you cannot do that !".
Then what ?

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You either want software freedom or you don't. - Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, January 12 2013 @ 03:49 AM EST
You either want software freedom or you don't. - Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, January 12 2013 @ 04:19 AM EST

Are you on the right thread?

Authored by: marcosdumay on Saturday, January 12 2013 @ 05:26 PM EST

You just don't seem to be in context.

By the way, when did somebody ever tried to prohibit a person from running
proprietary software on his computer?

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You either want software freedom or you don't.

Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, January 14 2013 @ 09:04 AM EST

I think that you are using a nonstandard definition of the phrase "software
freedom". If you mean "the freedom to run any software which you have
legally obtained, subject to whatever restrictions you have obtained it
under" then your statement makes sense.

If, however, by "software freedom" you mean "the freedom to
legally change any aspect of the software you use to your liking, and to share
it with all your friends and anyone else at whim" then it is easy to see
how Microsoft's products cause problems.

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