[Mageia-dev] rehashing the faac issue

Thu Oct 4 17:52:33 CEST 2012

On 10/04/2012 11:29 AM, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
+> Still the trust on a software filter is not the same as the trust in a 
+> visible separation. If you think there is no technical difference, 
+> this discussion is not just on technical of the issue. If I go into an 
+> empty room which is dark, everybody could tell me that the room is 
+> empty and I can't hurt myself by falling over some furniture - still 
+> I'd prefer the lights on. 
+You're correct, and one of the points I'm trying to make is that while 
+it is reasonable to technically enable FOSS enthusiasts to install a 
+FOSS-only system easily, it is not reasonable to make things difficult 
+for everyone else simply to pander to FOSS political correctness.
+
+The same argument underlies the issue of an install process that caters 
+to both free and nonfree via a switch versus one that allows no nonfree 
+software on the install media or no nonfree repo to be considered by the 
+installer.  In  both cases, a FOSS enthusiast can have what he wants, 
+but I'm sure the enthusiast would be happier with the latter case, for 
+all the non-technical reasons you mention, including that it makes it 
+more difficult for others to do things of which he disapproves.
+
+If there's no technical difference between two approaches, we ought to 
+pick the one that works best for the greatest part of the user base.
+