> On 9/14/14, Erik Grun <eg...@gmx.net> wrote: > There are of course alternatives for WhatsApp and GooglePlay. > Instead of WhatsApp you could use for example TextSecure[1] or > ChatSecure[2]. > And instead of GooglePlay you could use F-Droid[3].
I did not mean that way. That was not my point. I can install ChatSecure right away and who will I chat with then. All people I know are on whatapp. I put whatsapp on my phone only because I wanted to connect with them. None of them will ever use ChatSecure. I tried most of them to even use Telegram but not one turned his face away from whataspp. I had to use whatsapp becaus eeveryone is using it and has refused to use a free alternative. Why ? Because general public does not give damn about either security or free software. I am using GNU/Linux from last 7 years and I have talked to everyone about this I know, have pursuaded everyone to use GNU/Linux but how many use it ? None. How many tried it ? one ..... and he ran back to Windows ? After 5 years of trying, I stopped telling people about GNU and Linux and Free and Open Source. Not because I gave up but because for most of the software engineers and computer science students and especially general public GNU,Linux,BSDs are just another OSs which inferior to Windows. Most software engineers either dual boot GNU/Linux with Windows and use Windows almost for most of the work or use GNU/Linux only but without caring what next apt-get will fetch. Does this repo contain free or non-free software, "I don't give a damn" attitude. (I tell about India, no idea about other countries). Their GNU/Linux installations are filled with binary-blob, no one really bothers if Google copies their personal photos or bank account information or sells theire data (they know it anyway). It only affects people who care for freedom, whether they use GNU/Linux or not. I focussed on changing myself instead and tried to find people who already want to use free software out of their own natural way of living. I think I am pretty happier that way, I learned a lot in that process. Free Software has not only given me freedom, but also lot of technical knowledge. Free Software community is light years ahead in technical competence campared to the ones who do not give a damn but this is just a side effect. I use gNewSense because I love it, I love the ideals behind it, and I feel happy everytime I think my OS is 100% free. I can not change people, I can change myself. Next I will see how to replace Android with REPLICANT on my device. -- http://uttre.wordpress.com/ http://lispmachine.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/extract-of-programming/ _______________________________________________ gNewSense-dev mailing list gNewSense-dev@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-dev