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Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems
From: |
David Kastrup |
Subject: |
Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems |
Date: |
24 Nov 2001 09:20:25 +0100 |
>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
Richard> Emacs is a haven unto those forced into Windows.
Richard> Nobody is actually "forced" to use Windows--anyone can
Richard> arrange to stop if he wants to. People who say they are
Richard> "forced" into Windows are exaggerating: switching would
Richard> require a certain inconvenience, effort or sacrifice, which
Richard> they don't want to make; but they don't like to recognize
Richard> that they have *chosen* non-freedom, so they tell others
Richard> (and maybe themselves as well) that they have no choice.
Losing one's job in times where one is not likely to find another one
just to please free software authors is a bit much to ask.
Richard> As one who believes freedom is worth fighting for, even
Richard> worth certain sacrifices, I try to convince them to make the
Richard> effort and dump Windows. Therefore, when someone says "dump
Richard> Cygwin" (which is free software), I have to point out that
Richard> Windows is the real problem.
You are not going to convince anybody if the free software they get to
see on their accustomed platforms is malfunctioning when the software
they are used to isn't.
Putting the blame wherever you want and where it may be deserved may
seem convenient, but it does not replace fixing the problems.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
Email: David.Kastrup@t-online.de
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, (continued)
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Jason Rumney, 2001/11/21
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Klaus Berndl, 2001/11/21
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Richard Stallman, 2001/11/22
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, David Kastrup, 2001/11/22
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/11/23
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, David Kastrup, 2001/11/23
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/11/23
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, David Kastrup, 2001/11/23
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Richard Stallman, 2001/11/23
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Miles Bader, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, David Kastrup, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Miles Bader, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, David Kastrup, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Miles Bader, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Miles Bader, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, David Kastrup, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Jason Rumney, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, Richard Stallman, 2001/11/24
- Re: some emacs-21.1.1 problems, William F. Hammond, 2001/11/25