Tom H wrote at 2012-02-14 11:18 -0600: > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 10:34 AM, green <greenfreedo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Frankly, I am surprised that comments here suggest apathy and even hostility > > toward (that is, questioning the value of) a search for a strictly "free > > software" device, especially considering Debian's social contract and the > > purpose of reducing maintenance requirements. Do you or others here enjoy > > purchasing a system on which Linux does not work correctly until months > > later, if ever? > > :) > > The perceived hostility is an artifact of your own aggressivity; > basically "I want this", "I don't want that", "I refuse to compromise > on this".
Probably my refusal to compromise is from past experiences with troublesome hardware on systems that needed to work ASAP. And a significant portion of those was related to non-free, out-of-tree kernel modules. > I also reject your premise (as I've understood it) that the packages > in main are more stable than the packages in the non-main repos - and > I'm sure that the developers who maintain the latter packages would > prefer that you be more respectful of their work. Hey, sorry. I am just trying to express the reason for my feelings, not trying to bash anything.
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