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Stallman *doesn't* attack Oyster's 'unethical' use of LinuxStallman *doesn't* attack Oyster's 'unethical' use of LinuxPosted Jun 9, 2008 19:59 UTC (Mon) by perlhead (guest, #52462)Parent article: Stallman attacks Oyster's 'unethical' use of Linux (ZDNet)
If you go and actually read the e-mail RMS wrote, instead of the journalist's interpretation of it, you will discover that he doesn't really complain about the use of free software in the Oyster system, but rather about the Oyster system's potential for abuse. He just regrets that free software would be used to implement a system that facilitates surveillance, and calls on people to avoid the system altogether, regardless of what software it is based upon. He's not saying that you shouldn't build this kind of system on top of free software, he's saying you shouldn't build this kind of system at all, and if anybody does, it's best for you not to use it, or to use it with extreme caution. A more appropriate headline would have been "Stallman attacks Oyster as a surveillance platform".
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