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> Theoretically, people should use free software to maximize control over
> their computing even if only consuming
There is no such thing as "consuming software", because using software
does not consume it.
the software, and if they can
> change the software on the phone, then perhaps there is a way to develop
> it on a larger computer and then update it on the mobile device.
I think that is the right point. A mobile device isn't good for
developing software, so the people who want to develop that software
generally do it on some other kind of machine -- but that is no
fundamental difference.
Free software gives users control collectively, as well as
individually. This benefits all users, even those who do not change
programs personally. See
http://gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html.
That point applies to mobile devices as well as to laptops and
desktops.
--
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin St
Boston MA 02110
USA
www.fsf.org www.gnu.org
Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software.
Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call.
