On Wednesday 26 August 2009, Vikram Vincent wrote: > 2009/8/26 jtd <[email protected]>: > > On Wednesday 26 August 2009, justin joseph wrote: > >> if we can get a Waiver. People might want to change instances of > >> "free software" with > >> "Free and Open source software" and other changes relevant to FOSSCOMM > >> context. > > > > So you support M$ opensource, or several of the other software that have > > sources open, but do not allow you to copy, modify or create derivatives? > > > >> Note: I am fine with "free sotware". Not sure if FSF will give the > >> waiver considering nature of change, > >> FSF India might know better. > > > > I sure hope they dont. > > AFIAK Justin was being accommodative of the "open source" camp. > We, FSMK, are all about Free(dom) software.
I understand that. As do almost everbody in the "real" FLOSS world. But most in the target audience for this letter have no clue at all. Being explicit about Libre v/s Open will be a virtue, in any discussion trying to enlighten the exploited. -- Rgds JTD _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
