On Sat, 2015-03-28 at 10:49 -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote:

> The very strict FSF interpretation is a useful extreme -- much like
> the North Pole is for the idea of north, and absolute zero is for the
> idea of cold. Now north is useful n our compasses, and cold is great
> for beer (free or not), but few of us would want to spend our entire
> lives at absolute zero or the north pole.

Yes, but when nobody can agree on what "North" means we get chaos. Both
the FSF and Debian claim to be the most 'Free.' Clearly both can't claim
the title but each makes their case for a definition of 'Free' that
leaves the other camp out and little good results from the schism.