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Yes, where he has, for example, refused to allow emacs to use any sane bug tracking system because it would interfere with his workflow, despite the fact that he's not the only developer.
Its all code. If a group want a bug tracker system X, and a second group want bug tracker system Y, then build a middle layer system that converts information back and forth from X Y.
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Is Debian really 100% free? The Linux Kernel itself isn't 100% free, it has proprietary blobs. Sure, they can be removed, but I don't think Debian removes them by the default. Anyways, I do agree that Debian should be the distribution the FSF should support instead of gNewSense.
Debian does remove them by default. One of the problems FSF has is with the contrib and non-free repositories
This is why most people think he's a fucking crackpot.
If we get to a point where people don't have to make money, then maybe GPLish will be better.
I think that in a way the GPL and older code bases are just a less evolved and less practical tradition.
If I'm wrong, please explain to me why I'm wrong, because I would like to know.
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/usr/bin/sed on Solaris 10 and earlier does not support -i. I don't know if OpenIndiana / Solaris 11's sed support -i, but OmniOS uses gnu sed by default, so OI might also. As I recall, AIX's default sed also does not support -i, but I no longer have access to AIX systems to test against.
Honestly, sed -i is so useful that I'd file a feature request if a sed didn't support it.
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So don't buy locked down devices. There are unlocked device for sale, and the Nexus devices are at least price competitive, if not downright cheaper in the case of the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7. (Yeah, there are some availability issues, but I bet after Christmas things will get better on that front.)
> (Yeah, there are some availability issues, but I bet after Christmas things will get better on that front.) The availability issues for the Nexus 4 have absolutely nothing to do with the Christmas rush. > So don't buy locked down devices. There are unlocked device for sale, You're missing the two points, which are: 1. Unlocking the device should be an option for all phones - it's a basic right of ownership. 2. It's…
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GNU is about developing a free distribution. The FSF is about licensing and activism. They're basically the same organization, but "GNOME is the new GNU" is a very different claim from "GNOME is the new FSF". And yes, you can basically get a complete distribution from GNOME these days, although you're better off going through one of the real distros. And they are contributing the bulk of technical work for the distri…
"And yes, you can basically get a complete distribution from GNOME these days, although you're better off going through one of the real distros. And they are contributing the bulk of technical work for the distribution, such that GNOME is actually a more meaningful term for it than Linux (which "GNU" never was)." Either a "complete distribution" means something different to you or you can't be serious? I know very li…
You can download a thing called GNOME-3.6.0.iso. Package management is presumably using jhbuild. I don't actually know what the rest of the technical details are, but it is branded as just GNOME.
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> (Yeah, there are some availability issues, but I bet after Christmas things will get better on that front.) The availability issues for the Nexus 4 have absolutely nothing to do with the Christmas rush. > So don't buy locked down devices. There are unlocked device for sale, You're missing the two points, which are: 1. Unlocking the device should be an option for all phones - it's a basic right of ownership. 2. It's…
"1. Unlocking the device should be an option for all phones - it's a basic right of ownership." If you bought the phone subsidised as part of a contract, then no. You should be able to unlock the phone when the contract is finished, but not before as you don't actually own the phone until such a time.
This is simply not true at all, from a legal standpoint.
You're confusing subsidy with ownership - the phone isn't rented; it's yours. You received a discount on the price at the moment of sale because you agreed to a separate (independent) contract which happens to guarantee them more money overall, but that doesn't change the fact that you own the device. If the contract gets broken due to breach of contract, you keep the phone, because it's your property - they don't take ownership of it again.
More importantly, this discussion is all completely irrelevant, because phone unlocking has nothing to do with a subsidy - almost all phones are locked, subsidy or no subsidy.
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"1. Unlocking the device should be an option for all phones - it's a basic right of ownership." If you bought the phone subsidised as part of a contract, then no. You should be able to unlock the phone when the contract is finished, but not before as you don't actually own the phone until such a time.
> you don't actually own the phone until such a time. This is simply not true at all, from a legal standpoint. You're confusing subsidy with ownership - the phone isn't rented; it's yours . You received a discount on the price at the moment of sale because you agreed to a separate (independent) contract which happens to guarantee them more money overall, but that doesn't change the fact that you own the device. If th…