Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 30th Apr 2006 16:10 UTC, submitted by Mitarai
"When Richard Stallman learned that a compiler architect from ATI would be speaking at MIT, he immediately started organizing a protest against ATI's damaging free software policies. It all started, like most good protests, with a trip to Kinko's printing to make a sign. The request came from Richard Stallman for a 3'x2' sign, mounted and able to be carried with one hand easily. Several frustrating minutes with Inkscape, two trips to the store and one foam-core backing later, we had our sign, and it stated our message clearly in black letters on white background."
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So, if a buy a can of coke, do I have the right to protest because they don't wrote down the formula on the can?
Yes, you do. That right is protected by the first amendment of the Consitution of the United States.
One needs to be careful here. You do not have the right to go to Coke's HQ in Atlanta and demand the formula.
You do have the right to go to the goverment and protest the trade secret laws that make it legal for Coke to not divluge the formula.
"Free speech" does not mean what a lot of people seem to think it means.
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2005-07-02
So, if a buy a can of coke, do I have the right to protest because they don't wrote down the formula on the can?
Yes, you do. That right is protected by the first amendment of the Consitution of the United States.
, or do I have the right to demand the formula of every Doritos bag I buy?
You certainly have the right to demand it, though you probably won't get it.
to silly.
What do you mean, too silly? That's freedom of speech you're talking about. There's nothing silly about it.
Respect their rights if you want them to respect yours.
Whose rights did RMS impinge on? Oh, and for your information, respecting someone's rights is not an option, it's not a matter of reciprocity, it's the law.