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From: Matt Thrailkill
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Subject: Re: [Balug-talk] [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Its a sorry day for
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On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 13:13 -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
>
> So, since you didn't get the point of my original question, here's the
> same one in a slightly different, more pointed form:
>
> 1a) Should I morally object to the Prism II OS-neutral initialisation
> code's provision as a binary BLOB?
>
> 1b) Should I morally object to the Lucent's ROM code for the same
> reason?
>
> 1c) Does the same moral objection apply with equal force to all the
> other motherboard BIOS and option-ROM firmware code in your and my
> system?
I can't answer these questions. I don't personally morally object to
them. If I extrapolate the arguments I see other people make against
the use of any proprietary software, then those things cannot be
tolerated. That extremism isn't practical though, because you have a
hard time avoiding those things.
I concede my point, you have convinced me that there is no serious
disconnect on morals vs. pragmatism and there aren't separate free
software and open source movements -- they are in fact the same thing, I
now see.
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