From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
Cc: esr@thyrsus.com, jordigh@octave.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org,
gcc@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: clang and FSF's strategy
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 12:17:57 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1W6Nuf-0006o6-RJ@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMOZ1BuLknscdnti45kDJgnXw=GD0ft=ARbDoSj=POyoS710DA@mail.gmail.com> (message from Michael Witten on Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:03:58 +0000)
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> The fact that these non-free tools are not based on gcc are a
> testament to how proprietary software developers cannot plug into gcc,
> and how clang is fostering non-free software.
What does it matter whether clang fosters non-free software if clang *also*
fosters free software?
Non-free software is an injustice. Our goal is to eliminate that
injustice, to give computer users freedom. Developing free software
part of what we do to achieve this goal.
When any program fosters non-free software, that works directly
against the overall goal.
Copyleft is our method of making sure that our free software does not
generate nonfree competitors which consist of our code plus something
else that is off limits to us.
--
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.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-01-23 17:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-01-21 20:19 clang and FSF's strategy Eric S. Raymond
2014-01-22 0:07 ` David Kastrup
2014-01-25 15:26 ` David Kastrup
2014-01-22 0:50 ` Alexandre Oliva
2014-01-23 18:21 ` Joseph S. Myers
2014-01-22 1:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-22 1:31 ` Ian Lance Taylor
2014-01-22 4:02 ` Eric S. Raymond
2014-01-22 11:27 ` David Kastrup
2014-01-22 14:33 ` Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso
2014-01-23 10:03 ` Michael Witten
2014-01-23 10:52 ` David Kastrup
2014-01-23 17:17 ` Richard Stallman [this message]
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2014-01-22 4:49 grischka
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