On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 9:43 PM, John Hasler <jhas...@debian.org> wrote: > Neal writes: >> to use Adobe software without paying for it is stealing . . . money . >> .. . no? > > No. It may be copyright infringement if you do so without Adobe's > permission, but copyright infringement is not theft according to the US > Federal Courts.
Ah . . . ok > >> Is it the case that the flash support offered by Debian is "free" >> (i.e., without charge) in the Stallman sense? > > The "Stallman" sense of "free" is not "without charge". Think free > speech, not free beer. > Right . . . I forgot. That's an often made mistake and I apologize for making it too. >> Again, in the end, if you want flash support (no matter what), cool. >> But can a "purist" accept such support and be a true linux user? > > What is a "true Linux user"? > -- Ya . . . that was a silly phrase 8-0 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ab7b49bc1003180605h3af20b22y9c7bfb8b48c97...@mail.gmail.com
