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On 08/07/2012 05:04 AM, Dexter Filmore wrote:
Do you mean by this you prefer poor free software over proper proprietary?
By this I mean retaining freedom over relinquishing it in exchange for the technological equivalent of rifles and blankets.
This is a variation of the old and tired bit of husksterism, which goes, "If you object to nonfree X, then you would have gotten rid of nonfree Y." Which is rubbish.
Technological freedom movements are not about auditing the contents of peoples closets. People who care about freedom might tell you why nonfree is bad for you, but its not about telling users what to do. Its about examining the things developers are distributing to users, criticizing the nonfree things, and promoting and developing alternatives that support freedom.