@masterofthetiger@theres.life I disagree with the Free Software movement's ideas of free software. 😉 I think open source code is great, I think claims that people or companies "own" code are absurd, and any license which restricts what I can do with my software (whether it's a EULA or the GPL) under threat of violence is immoral.

#anarchy

@iamjameswalters @masterofthetiger@theres.life
Without defending immorality:
Keep in mind that our views on ethics and morality are shaped more by our culture than we like to admit.
If someone brings up Maria's (assumed) age against you, you'll either deny it or accept it as cultural difference, having to admit that statutory rape might sound a bit harsh and that age of consent is maybe a somewhat vague concept.

@iamjameswalters @masterofthetiger@theres.life
It's logically sane to say that it's wild that crossing a border or a day more/less make an (immoral/unethical) act illegal. Don't agree yet? Think abortion instead of st.rape.
2 children conceived on the same day could end up being born 24 weeks apart(!). The "older" one will likely be less mature, yet reach a.o.c. much earlier.

@iamjameswalters @masterofthetiger@theres.life
Finally, your basically saying that what's given to you for free, you should not be forced to give to others for free. c.f. Mt.10:8b;

Don't want to go to far here, but I'm tempted to say the GPL is a light yoke. Especially for users. Bigtech knows that, profits massively (and therefore accepts the yoke) from GPL code but takes care the enduser doesn't.

GPL made Linux thrive. Linus knows that, despite not really liking RMS.

@danielst @masterofthetiger@theres.life With regard to the first point, certainly. Age of consent is a culturally flexible concept. I think it's an important one, but not one that we have a dogmatic answer for. So, I don't find RMS's assertions here to be profoundly problematic. I'll happily concede the second point also: it's absurd to suggest that an arbitrary distinction of geography or chronology renders an act unethical. Raping someone is reprehensible no matter where or when it's done.