Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 25, 2005 11:23 PM
You probably don't realize how shortsighted that is.
The thing is that many of those who "give up their freedoms" as you put it don't give it up because they all of a sudden want to be "slaves", but because it is more convinient to them *at that moment*. Such *choice* is bound to give you a painful payback in the future.
You will suffer the consequences of your own choice. It's how the world functions: action and reaction.
So, what is wrong with someone constantly trying to persuade you not to do something that will bring you to such a situation? What is wrong with someone trying to save you from your own actions?
To kill yourself is also a choice, but you'll end up dead! What is wrong with someone trying to persuade you to spare your life and continue living??
It is your choice indeed - but according to your choice there will be consequences - those which free software movement tries to prevent, by providing you with a better choice and persuading you to accept it.
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Re:In other words,
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 25, 2005 11:23 PMThe thing is that many of those who "give up their freedoms" as you put it don't give it up because they all of a sudden want to be "slaves", but because it is more convinient to them *at that moment*. Such *choice* is bound to give you a painful payback in the future.
You will suffer the consequences of your own choice. It's how the world functions: action and reaction.
So, what is wrong with someone constantly trying to persuade you not to do something that will bring you to such a situation? What is wrong with someone trying to save you from your own actions?
To kill yourself is also a choice, but you'll end up dead! What is wrong with someone trying to persuade you to spare your life and continue living??
It is your choice indeed - but according to your choice there will be consequences - those which free software movement tries to prevent, by providing you with a better choice and persuading you to accept it.
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Danijel Orsolic
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