Xref: utzoo alt.religion.computers:1283 gnu.misc.discuss:714 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!decwrl!granite.pa.dec.com!mwm From: mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (Under Construction) Meyer) Newsgroups: alt.religion.computers,gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Morals Message-ID: Date: 5 Jan 90 02:24:53 GMT References: <8437@stiatl.UUCP> Sender: news@decwrl.dec.com Organization: Missionaria Phonibalonica Lines: 23 >> Mike seems to be missing the distinction between imposing >> your will on someone and imposing your morals on someone. No, I'm going along with those who claim that placing restrictions on redistribution of software is a moral issue. If you don't think that's correct use of the word morals, fine - go argue with whoever first used the phrase "using the force of government to impose your morals" or whatever it was. Change it to read "ethics", or "will", or whatever. It all amounts to the same thing - you are using the force of government to make people behave in the way you want them to. And the question still remains: why is RMS doing this so much worse than anyone else doing this?