> Viksit Gaur wrote: >> Hullo, >> >> I'm trying to figure out what this name embodies. >> >> "Freed" elicits, atleast in me, notions of a bunch of >> previously subjugated people now unshackled by >> something. Not necessarily with respect to FOSS. It >> could be a revolt, a coup de etat or whatever. Freed >> 2007 would make a great libertarian conference, going >> by names alone. > > I am interpreting this name in exactly the same way. If we(viksit and me) > are right, > and that was the intention by the society, then the name is dangerously > deceptive. > We haven't achieved software freedom yet, and in any case, we > should always emphasize that fighting for freedom is a lifelong process - > as they say "Fighting to get freedom is not enough, we have to keep > fighting > forever to preserve it".
In my opinion, both of you have looked only at the name, and not the associated tagline: Freedom in technology and software. At the same time, I strongly disagree that the event is about freedom in software alone, though that is certainly the current focus. The name implies that we are interested in the concept of freedom in related areas too, such as in collaborative sharing, in music, video, etc., and do not wish to restrict ourselves just to a software ghetto. It also lends itself to puns, and is catchy while being concise. I am not sure how you guys derive the idea that the name says that what we are talking about is a one-time thing, nor how it implies that we have already achieved software freedom. PJ has already done a great job of explaining the reasoning behind the choice of name, so I will refrain from following up on that. Regards, Gora _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
