On 13-02-12 09:02 PM, r...@ronbravo.com wrote: > My suggestion was just based on the feedback and experience I have had > with people as I tried to educate about Free Software and other > available Operating Systems. In the end, they wanted a completely > functional computer regardless of the ethical issues, and > unfortunately were not willing to wait while the Free Software > community builds support for what is lacking.
Please realize this is the actual problem: as long as you keep thinking you can "wait while the Free Software community builds support for what is lacking" you don't stand a chance of effectively introducing anyone to IT freedom. The problem is not the community. The problem are the manufacturers and software publishers. It's easy to forget that, but it's even easier to let someone go with that lasting (wrong) idea. If they "wanted a completely functional computer regardless of the ethical issues", Trisquel is not for them. Given the option, I wouldn't install Ubuntu, I would install alternatives applications (GIMP fro Windows, Thundebird for Windows, etc.) as the other message in this thread suggests. *That* in my opinion is a better path of migration. F. -- Fabián Rodríguez http://fsf.magicfab.ca
