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From: | Paul Waring |
Subject: | Re: [Fsuk-manchester] the non-free neighbour asking for help dilemma |
Date: | Thu, 15 May 2008 20:23:00 +0100 |
User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) |
Dave Crossland wrote:
I think it's morally acceptable to run proprietory softwareI'm sorry to hear that, perhaps you can explain why?
Because I don't think there is anything morally wrong with running proprietory software. I personally would always choose to use free, open source and proprietory software in descending order of preference, provided that they accomplish the same task in a similar way (which is entirely subjective). I don't think *using* proprietory software when there is a job to be done and no acceptable alternative (which is the case for some applications) is morally wrong. I do think that the practice of forcing users into some form of vendor lock-in is morally wrong on the part of the software developers, but I don't agree that a user running proprietory software is morally wrong.
You haven't refuted why using proprietary software is wrong (indeed, I don't believe you can without fallacy) and in the context of this thread - where Tim has asked for people to tell him what to do - I think stating my views in a "telling" way is appropriate.
I don't think you've put forward a convincing case for why using proprietory software is wrong, so I'm not sure why I would be under any obligation to refute it.
Paul -- Paul Waring http://www.pwaring.com
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