Comment 46 for bug 528910

It is unfortunate, but reality and good intentions are not necessarily compatible and one of the key concept to humanism is the ability to accept compromises. Isn't Ubuntu about humanistic values - more so than free software, which is but one of the components of these values? I'm happy to use free software, but when I save a "doc" or a "mp3" file, to share it, copy it, send it, etc. I do not feel like I am betraying these values, as I still feel that I do have the ultimate freedom: my ability to choose!

And to me, that's the most fundamental freedom: Choice.

Just as I am presently given the choice to install the Adobe Flash plugin in Firefox, the Nvidia driver for my video card or to use "xls" files in Open Office, I will be given the choice to use the music store or not; where is the difference?

Good intentions, humanism and free software values should not be imposed, nor should they be applied by forcing exclusion in the name of principles or beliefs - dogma is the ultimate humanism killer.

Choice, openness, acceptance and adaptability, Isn't it what Ubuntu is all about? Seen from this angle, it is most likely that a solution (or many!) will emerge in due time and the issues at hand will eventually all be addressed. Because, remember, we have the choice, as a community or individuals, to make it happen!