On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:23:55 +0200 Sam Geeraerts <[email protected]> wrote:
> Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix - schreef: > > Sam Geeraerts wrote: > >> Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix - schreef: > >>> Sam Geeraerts wrote: > >> My words? I had issues with the words libre and free, not freedom. > >> Anyway, I can see that software would not be the first thing on > >> people's minds when you say Freedom, but do you really think > >> people would take offence? That sounds a bit strange, but then I'm > >> not a native English speaker nor do I have a cultural background > >> that would have such associations. Interesting thought. > > I do or I would not have said it. > > > > Freedom, tends to be Freedom Fighters, which as we all know one > > person's freedom fighter, is another person's terrorist. > > > > Freedom fries. > > Alright, so probably "Freedom + <noun>" has a negative connotation > for an amount of people too significant for us not to take into > account. I'm not saying we should discard the term completely, but we > should at least consider the alternatives a bit more. > > Now, I wonder if the term "libre" has a similar issue for Spanish or > French speakers. If it does, please let us know. > > > _______________________________________________ > gNewSense-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users I like the word free and all of its derivatives (freedom, etc). It is simple and pure and always has been. -- krp GnuPG Key ID: 0x8BCBFAB0 _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
