Spotlight on multimedia

Posted Oct 19, 2006 18:52 UTC (Thu) by bronson (subscriber, #4806)
In reply to: Spotlight on multimedia by bignose
Parent article: Ubuntu 7.04 planning begins

"Free software is an *increase* in freedom above the default."

Yeah, and a huge decrease in usability and functionality. How's the Hurd treating you? I assume you're running LinuxBIOS and have the source code and toolchains for the firmware on all the devices you're using. Do you have any time left over for getting work done?

In other words, "free" is not black and white like you seem to imply. I do not share your definition because, frankly, it doesn't sound very free to me. It seems to have a lot of restrictions doesn't it?

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Spotlight on multimedia

Posted Oct 19, 2006 19:25 UTC (Thu) by beoba (guest, #16942) [Link]

Yes, but the restrictions are self-enforced. I had the option of eating 4 hamburgers for lunch, but I instead restricted myself to a soup and salad, because I know that my choice would ultimately be better for me in the long run.

While I don't currently use LinuxBIOS or anything of that nature, I appreciate their reason for existence: Should *something* happen in the future that makes them a better choice than the current defaults, then they will be available, and we won't have to start from scratch.