[Novalug] Linus video (on 2.6 vs 2.7 kernel)

Theodore Ruegsegger truegsegger@csc.com
Thu Jan 18 11:18:21 EST 2007


Dan wrote:
> It makes sense to use free software when you've got it, but what do
> you do when you have work to be done and no free software tool to do
> it with?

This is hardly a new question and detailed answers are easy to
find. As with any tradeoff between ethics and action, you have to
decide on a case-by-case basis whether the need outweighs your
commitment to principle.

But I'm not clear what this has to do with the thread, since watching
a short video hardly qualifies as "work to be done".

In case you or anyone else feels personally rebuked by any remark in
favor of free software, please be assured that that was never my
intent. I recognize every human's right to make their own ethical
choices, and that they will often be different from mine.

Ted




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