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Re:Debian Running on Rust Coreutils by shawnz on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @07:53AM (#26398311)
Because Stallman's specific conception of "foundational freedoms" doesn't actually necessarily align with what gives the best utility for users.
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Re:Debian Running on Rust Coreutils by andrey_utkin on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @10:21AM (#26399597)
Free and open source software is not all about "best utility for users". It's about freedoms being valued extremely highly; people self-select for being or not being the consumers of it.
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Re:Debian Running on Rust Coreutils by shawnz on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @10:48AM (#26399927)
What is a "freedom" is highly subjective. For example the GPL doesn't enable the "freedom" to create proprietary derivative products or tivoized products. Why is that better than the "freedom" to flash their firmware? It is just a matter of opinion.
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