Re:Miguel de Icaza responds to latest RMS article
by axod on Tuesday October 06, 2009 @12:12PM
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>> "Of course, it is not forcing, you can stay not opening the attachment, suppress the curiosity."
Exactly. So comparing it to slavery is ridiculous.
You're right though, they are interlinked. Still, no one is forcing anyone to use proprietary software.
Re:Miguel de Icaza responds to latest RMS article
by omouse on Tuesday October 06, 2009 @12:23PM
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The comparison to slavery may not be very good, I agree.
However, he is making a valid point and you are neglecting to see it.
Not everyone is a super-man that can ignore the influences of their environment. We have to deal with other people and their sometimes strange ideas and you're assuming that we don't, or at least you're assuming that there are no negative consequences for ignoring the rest of the environment and doing what you want.
Re:Miguel de Icaza responds to latest RMS article
by axod on Tuesday October 06, 2009 @02:03PM
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>> "or at least you're assuming that there are no negative consequences for ignoring the rest of the environment and doing what you want."
You're right. I don't think there are. But then I'm completely against the minimum wage for similar reasons. You're not forced to get a particular job.
Yes, file formats /can/ be seen as a different issue, but its often the reason I end up using proprietary programs.
One can have a closed program with a open file format, but not an open program with a proprietary file format, why? Doesn't it suggest an interesting link between proprietary programs and proprietary file formats? Do you still think they are really independent issues?