Re:Qt Could Go Proprietary, KDE Relationship and Qt-Based Fr...
by MaxBarraclough on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @05:38PM
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> The linked text is very clear and cannot be construed at all as "extreme". At the same time, he holds that while we can reach temporary compromises, proprietary software is always unethical
Right, and that's exactly what I'm referring to. It's pretty extreme how categorically the FSF applies the term 'unethical'. I'm not saying Stallman is incapable of ever making compromises.
If Vim were proprietary, I probably wouldn't use it, but freeware isn't unethical.
On the point of Zoom meetings, the FSF have just begun offering a Jitsi service to all Associate Members of the FSF.
Right, and that's exactly what I'm referring to. It's pretty extreme how categorically the FSF applies the term 'unethical'. I'm not saying Stallman is incapable of ever making compromises.
If Vim were proprietary, I probably wouldn't use it, but freeware isn't unethical.
On the point of Zoom meetings, the FSF have just begun offering a Jitsi service to all Associate Members of the FSF.
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fsf-gives-freedom-respec...