LM <lme...@gmail.com> writes: > I really don't understand, why is the FSF petitioning schools ( > https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/sign-this-petition-for-freedom-in-the-classroom > ) to use Free Software if there is no available Free Software > alternative for what they're specifically looking for and the schools > cannot afford and do not have the expertise or resources to create a > Free alternative of their own?
I agree that asking someone who does not have the tools to do a certain task has a very low success rate. > If the FSF expects the average school to change, they need to give > more aid than just educating schools about the advantages of Free > Software. Many schools simply don't have the resources to write their > own Free Software. It's fine to tell a programmer, if you want > something done, do it yourself. That doesn't work well for a school. If the school does not have the resources, that is no excuse to make the users pay the price. There is a price the school and the users are paying. They just don't notice that revenue is being generated someway, besides the fact that they are paying with serfdom also. I do agree that the FSF should not ask users to use non-existant free software for a certain task. But they could certainly ask the school to use the existing free software and try to cooperate with others with same needs for developing the non-existant free software. I hope my contribution is useful. Cheers. _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
