On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 10:46:41AM -0700, der.hans wrote:
>> They are also providing some mechanism to subscribe to Codec Buddy for
>> end users to purchase a licensed copy of patented/restricted license
>> codecs (not my issue but I'm good with it).
>
> Hmmm, not sure I'm good with this. I see the benefit, but I think it's
> going the wrong direction. I'm sure Darrin will pipe up about how it's a
> bad thing :).

I have no problems at all with end users installing proprietary stuff,
or signing up for whatever service they like. Really I don't. ;-)

Most of my gripes come from Linux distros or developers doing non-free
things, and then end users mistakenly thinking their Linux install is
completely free software. But that's another thread I'm not ready to
start again, and it's certainly off-topic for this thread.

You shouldn't have to be an idealist to use Linux. The free parts are
free for everyone. Even for people uninterested in Freedom. :)

> We all have our opinions. Through discussion of different opinions and
> perspectives we all get the opportunity to learn.

That's been my intention, and still is. This is usually a great list to
learn about things. :)

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