On Saturday 25 September 2004 15:26, Nagarjuna wrote:
Last saturday in the FSF group meeting at Mumbai we discussed the possibility of cleaning up the pdf files, which are actually made using non-free software. Sayamindu said he will take care of this and will send the files back. Then the book will be uplaoded at FSF site.
Nagarjuna
i have doubts whether 'cleansing' the pdf-s in this way will be a meaningful exercise. no amount of cleansing can delete the truth that the files were created using non-free software. all we can hope to achieve is hide that truth from the public. i understand the importance of maintaining a clean image, but i think it will be more honest and more in keeping with our moral integrity to keep the files as they are, and add an apology for using non-free programs, and an explanation regarding why it was necessary to use them.
- t.