Request for Submissions for Open Source Reference Book 2003

Posted Apr 20, 2003 16:47 UTC (Sun) by JosefSpillner (guest, #10768)
Parent article: Request for Submissions for Open Source Reference Book 2003

Could we please cut the 'defense establishment' off your list?
Freedom and Military are mutually exclusive. I (and many others) work hard to
reach on of them, while avoiding the other one.
While there are lots of computers in use in defense departments, the term is also
redundant (part of the government) and in no way more important than health
care organizations or educational institutions.

Request for Submissions for Open Source Reference Book 2003

Posted Apr 21, 2003 6:35 UTC (Mon) by gurulabs (subscriber, #10753) [Link]

"Freedom and Military are mutually exclusive"

...r e s i s t i n g strong temptation to write a big response to this...

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Short response: Ummm no, they are not. In fact quite the opposite.

Request for Submissions for Open Source Reference Book 2003

Posted Apr 21, 2003 14:47 UTC (Mon) by adulau (guest, #1131) [Link]

The four freedoms of Free Software are quite clear.

(http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html)

Free Software can be used everywhere and that's why Freedom is so important.

You can build a nuclear weapon using Free Software or a hospital...

Request for Submissions for Open Source Reference Book 2003

Posted Apr 22, 2003 0:02 UTC (Tue) by coriordan (guest, #7544) [Link]

(...trying to avoid writing a long post...)

First, this discussion is moot since the 'defense establishment' is not the sole target audience for this book.

Second, this discussion is moot since people who value Freedom should want to discuss threats to Freedom.

Third, I'd like anti-abortion groups, American Replicans, religious orders, gun owners, and britney spears stricken from this list for ethical reasons but at some point should we accept that these people are part of the world we live in? (and try to help them rather than pretend they don't exist.)

...somewhy I'm reminded of the Human Rights abuses document that the Chinese govt. made critising America, just goes to show that it's just a matter of perspective...
http://www.stallman.org/human-rights-us-china.html (provides a link)

Ciaran O'Riordan