Skype under Fedora-10

Colin Paul Adams colin at colina.demon.co.uk
Thu Jun 4 19:43:05 UTC 2009


>>>>> "Jud" == Jud Craft <craftjml at gmail.com> writes:

    Jud> use it is a social one, which isn't to be taken lightly.
    Jud> It's quite formidable.  That social pressure is why he sees
    Jud> Skype as dangerous.  You don't really have a "free choice" to
    Jud> reject proprietary software if pragmatism of any form
    Jud> (social, economical, political) forces your hand.

I used to use Skype for a while. Then I stopped. There are plenty of
alternatives.

Pragmatism need never force your hand. Just don't be pragmatic.
You can be driven by social pressure, or you can exert it (and perhaps
be ignored, but at least you aren't enslaved).
-- 
Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire




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