hi yuv > I was really hoping to see more discourse, more opinions, more > energy...
i wanted to post a well elaborated mail, but -- exactly! -- i missed some energy over the weekend. > >> "Creative Suite" refers to the most important feature of that > >> software: it is part of a suite and it is for creative use. > > > > The most important feature of the software is surely the freedom we > > give our users, no? Creative Suite sounds like something that > > Adobe or Corel would have already trademarked to me, even if it > > weren'talready an Adobe thing - it screams "multi-thousand dollar > > commercial software". > > The most important *to you*, Dave. this is exactly the point of the mail i was writing (and that i may still send in the next future to better detail my position). when looking for a new logo, a new website, even a new name, we have to respect the fact that freedom means different things to different people and that the LG* (existing or potential) user base mostly don't care of any other freedom than not having to pay for their software. it's a bit of a contradiction, but today most (computer based) creative people simply don't care about the tool they are using and just go for what they are used to. they may start praise liberty once they start using free tools, but before: no chance. even graphic designers and artists who are focused on open content and social freedom activists don't care about their tools! on the other side, for most LG* activist and developers (most of all for the loudest and most active ones) freedom is the corner stone of LG*. we can't and shouldn't ignore it! (i won't give move details on this point, since i suppose that i am talking to you!) also the fact that the graphic designer and artists, who are active in the LG* world praise the gain in creative liberty they achieved with free tools should be a sign that we should not give up the promotion of the libre/free side of LG*. summarizing my point of view: libre is an essential element of LG* but the promotion of LG* has to focus (and promote) other values, too (like creativity). voilà, and the next time i will try to bring some more concrete proposals... have a nice day a.l.e _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list CREATE@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create