Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Alternatives to closed, non-free webmail services?

[Robert Martinez]

On 26/07/12 23:41, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote:
> I hope people worldwide (including FSF guys) would understand and share this
> point of view as soon as possible... otherwise free software (and freedom in
> general) - which are already sick - will ultimately entirely die.

I think many people understand this, including the FSF and so do I.
I'm with you on most of your points, and where I'm not it isn't worth 
going into detail.
The important issue in my eyes is what you notice in your summary:

   "... otherwise free software (and freedom in general) - <snip> will 
ultimately entirely die."

Free software is a subset of freedom, and if there is no freedom - free 
software has a problem.
When the owners of any cables, sattelites or other infratructure of that 
magnitude would hurt freedom *everybody* would have a problem. Think 
about freedom of speech.

All I'm saying is that at one point it isn't a "free software" problem 
anymore - it starts to be about freedom in a broader sense. That makes 
is kind of inadequate to expect the FSF or the free software community 
to be the "responsible" moral authority on the matter.

I see it's all connected, but on the spectrum of relevancy to free 
software there are the 4 freedoms on one side and owning a sattelite on 
the other.


-Robert