- Subject: Re: Why is Fedora not a Free GNU/Linux distributions?
- From: tom <tfreeman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:18:05 -0400 (EDT)
- In-reply-to: <487F7535.8040700@xxxxxxxxx>
- Reply-to: For users of Fedora <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Gordon Messmer wrote:
John Burton wrote:
<<snip>>
I forgot to point out that Free Software is most definitely the traditional
development method. When GNU was started, it was in response to a change
from the traditional method to a black-box distribution method for software.
Our entire history of science and engineering is Open. Understanding the way
things work has been the hallmark of our development as a society. Don't
forget that.
I wish that lawyers and other such could/would understand that last
paragraph. Understanding how things work seems to help the society that
supports us. Secrecy, and secrecy in the name of security or safety set us
back towards dark ages.
IMHO of course, YMMV.
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