Michael, Thank you for your reply, all very useful info.
On 03/12/2007, Michael Sparks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Demanding people use the phrase free software rather than open source, > however, actually makes life harder for release in my experience, not easier > (not everyone agrees on the definitions of freedom and rights used afterall). I wasn't aware that I had demanded anything from anyone. That you would lambaste me for simply choosing one phrase over another shows more about your own bias than anything else. I might understand your comment better if I had mindlessly jumped in on someone else's discussion demanding "proper" use of the term Free Software. You comment carries the implicit reasoning that Open Source is the correct term and I was incorrect to use it and incorrect to address another poster when they incorrectly mis-attributed my suggestion. I used the phrase Free Software very purposefully in this situation as I believe it is more appropriate. Open Source is a development model that focuses on making the software better, Free Software is a political model that focuses on making society better. With my suggestion that the BBC share the source code I was not making a pragmatic suggestion, a suggestion about how the BBC should alter it's development model - I really don't think this would ever happen. I was making a suggestion that the BBC make society a little bit better by contributing back to the community. Clearly, the Open Source movement and the doctrines it enshrines do not have much to do with this. Now, I don't want this to turn into a Free Software vs. Open Source debate. I think one thing, other people may disagree. That's fine, there's enough room on this list to co-exist. Also, Michael, you reply was very useful, and I thank you for it. However, I feel your comment unfairly painted a picture of me as "being in the wrong" for explicitly making a "socio-political" suggestion and then correcting someone when they misattributed my intentions. -- Noah Slater <http://www.bytesexual.org/> "Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results." - R. Stallman - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
