Richard, I would appreciate if you didn't try to use every single opportunity that you had to speak negatively about other projects, specially projects that actually help to get free software to a wider audience, even if it's not in your puristic view.
I understand that you have concerns about the newest additions to Unity in terms of purchases, but Ubuntu is a wide free software project with different "flavors" (most of which do not include Unity) and with a wide variety of contributors, some work for Canonical, some don't, there's a lot of people within the Ubuntu community that may even agree with you on this. But it is unfair to diminish every single Ubuntu contributor and every positive aspect of the distro just because you don't like a particular decision or aspect, which happens to be optional by the way. But it's not your opinion about Ubuntu what concerns me. I disagree with the way the FSF and yourself as a public figure promote its values and goals (mostly through negative anti-something campaigns), and quite frankly I see it more focused on asking people to remove Windows and Mac OS X than giving them reasons to install free software on its own merits. It gives people the notion that we (free software advocates) are a bunch of grumpy people who all they are trying to do is discredit Microsoft and Apple and convince people that saying just Linux and not GNU/Linux is wrong instead of focusing on positive campaigns and encourage developers to turn the free software ecosystem into a competitive option for users. Something, by the way, projects such as GNOME or Ubuntu are managing to do, and yet I don't see you putting any energy into praising and thanking the efforts of those who push towards that goal, I find that unfair, and counterproductive for you, the FSF and free software in general. And even though I think these things I don't go around FSF's and GNU's mailing list constantly asking people to quit the project because in my subjective opinion the project is "pretty bad" and I certainly don't go around trying to convince people to leave. You know why? Because even if I disagree with some things, you also do a bunch of good things and for good reasons. Life is not black and white. Richard, please, with all due respect and admiration, try to find the appropriate forums and discussions to spread awareness of your (on the other hand legitimate) concerns. Disclaimer: I work for Canonical, however all of my opinions and views expressed in this email are solely my own and they do not represent the official position of my employer. 2013/1/6 Richard Stallman <r...@gnu.org>: > I wouldn't discard rackspace, they have been quite keen to sponsor Ubuntu > in many ways. > > Ubuntu is pretty bad (see > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ubuntu-spyware.html) > but we should not hold that against Rackspace. > > -- > Dr Richard Stallman > President, Free Software Foundation > 51 Franklin St > Boston MA 02110 > USA > www.fsf.org www.gnu.org > Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. > Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call > -- Cheers, Alberto Ruiz _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list