<div dir="ltr">The number of free software packages where RMS is involved, or even was ever involved, is very small compared to the whole open software universe.<br>Even if you decide to boycott the entire GNU projectyou stll have tons of free software that is not FSF-related.<br>
But then, it's you choice - feel free to shoot yourself in the foot (not literally). The truth is that the world doesn't really care what you do.<br>And as others have noted, there were enough cases in the past of foreign
companies boycotting Israel. With Free Software you always have the
source code.<br>
<br>Personally, the whole fiasco did change my opinions on RMS, but this is unrelated to my decisions w.r.t open source. Boycotting Open Source would only punish myself.<br><br><br>Udi<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2011/6/12 Steve G. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wordz2u@gmail.com">wordz2u@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Maybe, but that is my choice. I am not yet abandoning open source, or course, but will from now on try to be more diverse.<div>
<div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 2:10 AM, Baruch Even <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:baruch@ev-en.org" target="_blank">baruch@ev-en.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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On Jun 10, 2011 8:53 PM, "Steve G." <<a href="mailto:wordz2u@gmail.com" target="_blank">wordz2u@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> If you want computer to computer, there are plenty of chat clients that would work - Jabber, msn, aol, yahoo, I think all have voice and video communications in them. Gmail is another excellent system. The problem is the network effect - both sides must be part of the system.</p>
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> To make phone calls, other than skype there is ekiga and probably some other things, as well as gmail, but these are not free.<br>
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> Personally, whatever RMS puts on his web site, is what I will NOT be using in the future. Even if it means I have to buy MS OS, though considering that practically all laptop computers have MS on them, I doubt it would be an issue.<br>
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> I have been a devout proponent of OSS solutions for many years, but there is something to be said for for-profit software - you are not dependent on RMS and his likes. A real company supports its product regardless of politics. <br>
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> Go Proprietary Software!<br>
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<p>Actually, any commercial company is more than likely to drop you on the floor like an hot potato at the mere sniff of trouble to them.</p>
<p>But it seems like your response was more about childish revenge than real attempt to think things through.</p>
<p>Baruch</p>
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