[Mageia-dev] Non-free firmwares in installer

Sun Mar 27 17:47:30 CEST 2011

2011/3/27 Tux99 <tux99-mga at uridium.org>:
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+> Quote: Wolfgang Bornath wrote on Sun, 27 March 2011 17:11
+>
+>> Do you really think it will help to find a consent calling people who
+>> do not share your opinion "ultra-orthodox software fanatics"?
+>
+> Why? An 'orthodox' is a person who follows his beliefs very very strictly,
+> 'fanatic' has a similar meaning (yeah I know those two words are sort of
+> redundant but I just wanted to express how extreme the view appears).
+
+Orthodox is neither positive nor negative, correct, it's just a
+description of a certain opinion. But "ultra" makes it as unacceptable
+as "fanatic", which means sticking to a certain opinion without
+seeking any consent with others.
+
+> Ultimately it was just a way of expressing how extreme I consider the idea
+> that  free and non-free software on the same physical media would be
+> unacceptable to them, even if the installation procedure clearly asks the
+> user whether to install the non-free software or not.
+
+Ok, so I can call you a "ultra-non-orthodox fanatic" by your
+definition? No problem.
+
+-- 
+wobo
+