On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 5:24 PM, Joshua Gay <[email protected]> wrote: > > Join our free culture google community > > It is just so damn depressing to read emails on this list in which > people are encouraging the use of proprietary works instead of free > cultural works. >
I feel that way too, Joshua. But I also see it as an opportunity, because if the people in my spaces never vigorously questioned my assumptions about the appropriateness of different tools and spaces, that would be a sign of stagnation, not of progress. > I don't even feel frustrated or angry anymore ... simply defeated. > Please please don't feel defeated. The fact that we have heterogeneity in this group is a strength, not a weakness. I think if we did a show of hands and counted who was really committed to making free software and network services a priority, you would find we have a strong base from that camp here. At the Free Culture meetup in NY, one of the top questions asked during our panel conversations was "why are we using nonfree software to conduct this panel?" -- and indeed, we were using a non-free OS, non-free Office, and non-free web services to conduct the panel, which are areas we could probably improve in in the future. But people in our group were curious about it, and they noticed it. That's a sure sign of progress, and for those of us who feel strongly that's the way forward for our movement, it's on us to continue convincing our compatriots and colleagues of the worth of our viewpoint.
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