Re: Richard Stallman should be reinstated to President of the FSF
inasprecali <[email protected]> Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:40:40 +0100
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dick <[email protected]> writes: > i> Last time I checked, the vast majority of personal computing devices > i> are still running a fully proprietary operating system > > I investigated this claim, and *mein gott*, you're right. There appear > to be at least two such systems macOS and Windows. The first thing we > ought to do is discontinue GNU Emacs support for those systems. What do > you think? I think you should further elaborate how you came to the conclusion of making this suggestion and what consequences it would involve. > i> The expression "No one" in the English language means exactly what it > i> says on the tin. > > I personally *do* care about the distinction between "open source" and > "libre". Perhaps we can agree the hyperbolic use of "No one" in this > context was short for "No one of consequence." No, I disagree. Clearly some people "of consequence" do care about this distinction, otherwise we wouldn=E2=80=99t be having this conversation on this particular mailing list in the first place. Perhaps you can move the goalposts once again until you find something that is actually sound.