John Sullivan wrote: > Note that this list is for the coordination of a campaign to promote free > software. > The idea that free software is a good thing is something we've already > decided. > Debate about that should take place elsewhere
John, thanks for the link to gnu-misc-discuss. I didn't know that list, but I'll make sure to have a look. Giving my two cents about this discussion, I think that discussing free software in general is useful even within the context of this campaign. The campaign has attracted many people who didn't know about free software in the sense that we're using the term. The name "BadVista" alone appeals not only to free software advocates, but also to Mac lovers or Windows XP lovers. (I've criticized in the past that some news stories that were linked from BadVista.org weren't particularly helpful in this respect when they ended on a note of "Vista is bad. Macs are better anyway.") If "coordinating a campaign" includes getting everyone who's interested on the same track, then I do think we shouldn't rule out discussions that are not directly about printing stickers, T-shirts, or gathering on Times Square. I'd like to view these discussions as some kind of training ground, specifically for the purposes of the BadVista campaign, of course, where advocates test out their arguments. ;-) I'll be sure to check out gnu-misc-discuss, but I hope that your reply wasn't meant as a final warning before you mark off-topic discussions as spam. :-) Kind Regards, M.F. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Advocate mailing list [email protected] http://badvista.fsf.org/mailman/listinfo/advocate
