Avoiding Ruinous Compromises by Richard Stallman

Great piece by Stallman. Everyday challenges and desires inflict non-free software on our lives. It can't be avoided. Unfortunately, I'm not willing to give up what it takes to be completely free of non-free software, but I do try to make as few compromises as possible. What is even more challenging is the ubiquity of software in our lives beyond the PC, where free software has made minimal inroads. A primary example that is becoming much more relevant today is the mobile phone. Just about everybody has one and none of them can run on completely free software, most of them can't even run any free software, at least on standard wireless carriers in the US. Google's Android OS might be just what the free software doctor ordered, so we'll see where that goes.

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