On 08-Oct-06, at 10:20 PM, Nagarjuna G. wrote:
Good UI or technology is not really scarse. What is scarse is
awareness that freedom of the users is important. Several of you are
spreading the use of Linux[sic] among your friends, families. That is
really good work. But when you did that you are spreading it as
technology, saying we can do this, as well as this, and without
viruses etc etc. This does work in a pragmatic society. Seeing this
strategy working we feel this is sufficient, but no.
we now have a third type of linux - 'linux[sic]' ;-). My philosophy
is simple:
If they want free as in beer - tell them its free as in beer
if they want cheap - tell them its cheap
if they want stable - give them stable
if they want no-virus - it is no-virus
if they want user friendly - show them user friendly
if they want maintainable - it is
if they want adaptable - show them how to adapt
if they want efficient - very efficient
and, if they want freedom - give them that too.
So far, i have yet to meet anyone asking for freedom. And it is not
something that can be taught. People go in for foss for any or all
the reasons above, and slowly realise, to some degree or the other
what freedom is, and the fact that they are free.
The biggest turn-off for people is the semi-religious approach to
foss. I feel it is time the FSF started realising who its enemies are
(they are not who they think they are). Frankly I feel the usage of
the term 'linux[sic]' is sick.
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Kenneth Gonsalves
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