You know, if you were *really* going to starve, you'd be justified in writing proprietary software.

Value your freedom or you will lose it, teaches history. "Don't bother us with politics," respond those who don't want to learn.

By the way, I hope you all know about the worldwide boycott of Coca Cola company for things like murdering union organizers in Colombia. See the site killercoke.org.

Talking about freedom, about ethical issues, about responsibilities as well as convenience, is asking people to think about things they might prefer to ignore, such as whether their conduct is ethical. This can trigger discomfort, and some people may simply close their minds to it. It does not follow that we ought to stop talking about these things.

Odious ideas are not entitled to hide from criticism behind the human shield of their believers feelings.

Laws that oppress people have no moral authority.

The Adobe flash plug-in is non-free software, and people should not install it, or suggest installing it, or even tell people it exists.