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RMS on SCO, Distributions, DRM

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the beard-talk dept.

Letter writes "Open for Business has an interview with GNU founder and free software zealot Richard M. Stallman (RMS) discussing the SCO situation, the single RMS-approved free Linux distribution and DRM in the Linux kernel. RMS also describes non-free software as a 'predatory social system that keeps people in a state of domination and division.'"

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  1. zealot? by njchick · · Score: 5, Informative
    According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, zealot is
    1 capitalized : a member of a fanatical sect arising in Judea during the first century A.D. and militantly opposing the Roman domination of Palestine

    2 : a zealous person; especially : a fanatical partisan

    I don't think RMS is fanatical, even when I disagree with him.
  2. Re:su with wheel group by squiggleslash · · Score: 5, Informative
    An explanation as to what happened that warranted RMS preventing SU from being completely limited to some users is here.

    Personally, I've never seen much point in limiting uSUage to a defined group. Better to keep the password secret.

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    You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
  3. Re:Debian not recommended by sanvila · · Score: 5, Informative
    Unfortunately, RMS seems to be a little bit confused about this. The current ISO CD image for the distribution he recommends contains some non-free packages (for java and nvidia support), while Debian (official) CDs do not contain any non-free software at all.

    Being a Debian maintainer myself, I'm of course absolutely delighted to see a lot of people here in Extremadura to use a Debian-derived distribution, but I have mixed feelings about the fact that it's advertised as a free-software-only distribution when it's not completely true.