On Monday 21 January 2008 11:24, Noah Slater wrote: > > How about "I used a Linux-based machine for 5 years, and found I was more > > effective using Mac OS X to do my Free Software development and > > advocacy"? Where does that sit in the world of valuing freedom > > sufficiently to meet your exacting standards? > > It's completely contradictory. How can you say that you find it better > to use non-free software to spread the message of free software? Can > you imagine RMS using Windows Media Player (guessing here, not used > Windows for many years) to do podcasts because it's easier and helps > him get the message out faster?
Another important point is that the more people use a free software app for real-world work, the more likely it is to get developed to meet the additional demands on it - look at Blender, where a lot of armature stuff was added as they did pro-level work on Elephant's Dream. I can understand the pragmatic requirements of the working world - some stuff is still easier to do with proprietary software - but I think it's a bit disingenuous to argue that an approach based on personal convenience is somehow doing free software a great service. I can't see how you can convince people that FLOSS is a great thing if you're not actually practising what you preach. It's a bit like saying that everybody should do their bit to reduce global warming, but that your work requires you to hop on a plane every week - your message is bound to be weakened somewhat. -- Pob hwyl / Best wishes Kevin Donnelly www.klebran.org.uk - Gwirydd gramadeg rhydd i'r Gymraeg www.eurfa.org.uk - Geiriadur rhydd i'r Gymraeg www.rhedadur.org.uk - Rhedeg berfau Cymraeg _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list Fsfe-uk@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
