"Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" (johannbg@xxxxxxxxx) said: > > On 01/22/2014 03:28 PM, Bill Nottingham wrote: > >Is this really the right level to have this dialogue with the user, though - > >when they go to install some app? > > > >Not to put too tortured of an analogy on it, but if I walk blindly into the > >restaurant down the street and order the shrimp & grits, having the staff > >*then* tell me all they serve are vegan shrimp substitute, and why that's so > >much better for me, my health, the planet, etc. That may be true. And it > >may be a worthwhile conversation to have. But I think it's probably the > >wrong place in the interaction to do so. > > So basically the argument here is we are stepping on non-free > software’ right to existance and our end users choice to use it. > > Back in the day the board rejected that idea and removed codeina > again what has change? Well, if I recall, the reasons for dropping codeina included: - single vendor ecosystem (tied to fluendo) - it included an upsell to actual money options While there were likely other reasons too, neither of these specifically apply here. Bill _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
