Free?

[Chante]

"Timon Gehr" <timon.gehr at gmx.ch> wrote in message 
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> On 10/26/2011 10:36 PM, Chante wrote:
>> "Timon Gehr"<timon.gehr at gmx.ch>  wrote in message
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>>
>>> [Free software] is software that respects the freedom of its end 
>>> users.
>>
>> Software is inanimate and non-human and cannot "respect" anything. The
>> mire of propaganda that spews from "entitled" GPL fanboys is 
>> astounding.
>>
>>
>
> Right, the developers respect the freedom of the end users of their 
> program.

At the expense of the developer. The "end user" thing is just a ruse 
anyway. "Entitled" GPLers just want something for nothing.

> Let that be the definition of software who respects the freedom of its 
> end users and we are fine.
>
> But that is just nitpicking in lack of a better argument. (and the 
> implied personal attack cannot make up for it.)

The obvious argument, obvious to even the casual observer (given the 
length of this thread already), given above. Now, you were saying?