Thank you very much! And sorry for being nitpicking;) Sergey
On Nov 15, 2007 11:37 AM, Behdad Esfahbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, fixed foundation front page to say "GNOME is part of the GNU > Project, is Free Software, and developed as Open Source software", with > all the links. > > Also updated www.gnome.org front page to say GNU/Linux instead of Linux. > The /about page has the previous wording of "GNU/Linux (commonly > referred to as Linux)". > > behdad > > > On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 09:18 +0000, Sergey Udaltsov wrote: > > Behdad > > > > > Note that not every GNOME contributor / foundation member agrees with > > I totally understand that. In my last message I said: > > Of course, unless GNOME foundation would like to make an accent on the > > Free Software message - which is definitively not for me to decide. > > > > > I think you are reading too much into it. It's just the front page > > Quite possible:) I just think that "A sometimes is referred to as B" > > without saying "but actually these are different things" can be read > > as "A is about the same as B" (by the people who do not have prior > > knowledge about difference between A and B). Am I wrong? > > > > > Environment". As for pulling out of GNU, I don't think anyone sees much > > > problem doing that. > > It would be a pity, if it is true. I hope it is not. The values of GNU > > attracted a number of people to GNOME - especially initially, when > > Qt/KDE was not free. > > > > > member. What I'm saying is that GNOME being part of GNU is symbolic at > > The main contribution of GNU is ethics. So, either GNOME shares GNU > > ideas about freedom - or not. If it does - I would not call that > > relation as "symbolic" in a sense you put into it;) > > > best. Neither project uses resources from the other one or anything. I > > > don't see any point breaking that symbolic relation for something as > > > simple as the original issue you raised. > > Well, I think we could just use slightly more accurate wording - it > > would be better and simpler from any POV. > > > > > Just to get it out of the way, I suggest rewording to... Umm, was going > > > to suggest something like "GNOME is Free Software and developed as Open > > > Source" or something, but checking front page right now, seems like > > > someone already removed that sentence for good. > > Ghm... I am looking at the page http:///www.gnome.org/foundation and still > > see: > > > > GNOME is part of the GNU Project, and is Free Software (sometimes > > referred to as Open Source software). > > > > Could you please change it to the variant you propose (or the one > > proposed by Michael)? > > > > Thanks for understanding, > > > > Sergey > > -- > behdad > http://behdad.org/ > > "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little > Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." > -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 > > > > _______________________________________________ gnome-web-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-web-list
