On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 17:03 -0500, benjamin gramlich wrote: > But have you? This is irrelevant. The question is, do you have the ability to? If not, you might be locked into using a particular mechanic. Arguments about details, convenience, monetary cost etc. all miss the point. If we're trying to figure out if non-Free software is immoral, we should focus on discussing the "four freedoms" ( http://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html ). RMS considers these inalienable rights. Skype is convenient, free VoIP software. But how does Skype encryption work? Maybe Skype is not evil, but what if Skype is bought by someone more evil? On the other hand, consider Ekiga. Ekiga is convenient, Free (and free) VoIP software, and you don't have to trust one company to not be evil. Anyone can add a backdoor, but anyone can remove it. -- Adam Monsen -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part Url : http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20081022/55f33833/attachment.pgp