Richard Stallman Talks About Ubuntu

[Mustafa Qasim]

/off topic

This may mean that they add easy access to non-free software such as Java,
> which may not be to the liking of mr. Stallman, but is darn useful for the
> average user.


Referring to the increasing java exploits it has become a darn threat for
the average user.



On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Patrick Asselman <iceblink at seti.nl> wrote:

> On 2013-08-01 10:21, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 3:57 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Any comment about this?
>>> >
>>> > http://youtu.be/CP8CNp-vksc [1]
>>>
>>>
>>> This is a technical support not a discussion list.
>>>
>>
>> You maybe right but the link I sent, as far as I can tell, it is
>> purely technical.
>> Anyway, where is the best place for me to ask since you consider this
>> off-topic here?
>>
>> Thanks :)
>>
>>
> This is obviously an old video, dating back from the release of v12.10
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Ubuntu_(operating_system)#**Controversy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system)#Controversy>
>
> There was some discussion on this list about it back then. If I recall
> correcly, most people were not too happy about the privacy violation, but
> were content once they heard it was easily switched off. If you want
> details, check out the mailing list archives.
>
> Of course an advocate of free software would point out that this is a bad
> move, just as an advocate of old hardware would point out that it is a bad
> move to have the install cd no longer fit on a CD. The question is: what is
> it that Ubuntu is aiming for? The answer is probably something along the
> lines of: creating an operating system that provides a pleasant user
> experience. This may mean that they add easy access to non-free software
> such as Java, which may not be to the liking of mr. Stallman, but is darn
> useful for the average user.
>
> So the conclusion is: the world is not black, nor is it white. It is a
> shade of grey, and fortunately you have some control over how grey you want
> it (i.e. you can choose which operating system you use).
>
> Best regards,
> Patrick Asselman
>
>
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