Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:13:57 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Stallman stalls again Message-ID: <15023.64309.798752.556764@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010314132512.04acb100@localhost> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010313211657.00e294a0@localhost> <3AADC096.DE27817@outpost.co.nz> <4.3.2.7.2.20010311235053.00e26140@localhost> <20010305205030.G80474@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010305125259.00cfdae0@localhost> <20010305142108.A17269@marx.marvic.chum> <4.3.2.7.2.20010306011342.045fb360@localhost> <20010306081025.A22143@marx.marvic.chum> <4.3.2.7.2.20010306092612.00b79f00@localhost> <20010306174618.N32515@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010311230800.00e19bd0@localhost> <15020.28993.192354.986367@guru.mired.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20010312223234.0445f3a0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010314132512.04acb100@localhost>
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Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> types: > At 07:25 AM 3/14/2001, Mike Meyer wrote: > >I think you're simply being inflamatory again, but will give you a > >chance to prove it. Can you provide a pointer to an RMS paper where he > >encourages people to steal, > > Sure! Right from the horse's mouth: > > "Publishers often refer to prohibited copying as "piracy." In this > way, they imply that illegal copying is ethically equivalent to > attacking ships on the high seas, kidnaping and murdering the people > on them. > > If you don't believe that illegal copying is just like kidnaping and > murder, you might prefer not to use the word "piracy" to describe it. > Neutral terms such as "prohibited copying" or "unauthorized copying" > are available for use instead. Some of us might even prefer to use a > positive term such as "sharing information with your neighbor." > > Richard Stallman > > There are other examples, too, but this was the one that was within > easy reach. I don't see him encouraging people to copy things illegally, I see him providing using less inflamatory language to describe it. Try again. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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