On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 1:35 PM, James Haigh <james.r.ha...@gmail.com> wrote: > We use Free software. That's Free as in Freedom. But in reality, users do > not get that freedom, only developers. In order to be Free to modify the > software, you have to know how to do that. > > Even developers don't know every language, library, toolkit, etc., so while > a developer may be Free to modify some software, they may not know how to > modify other software. So they are just users to the software they don't > know how to modify. > > So 'Free software users' _rely_ on Free software developers to fulfill their > freedom to modify the software to their needs, requirements, and preference. > However, there's no real incentive for the devs to pander to the wims of the > users.
Agree. > Having preferences/options/settings helps to mitigate the problem slightly, > but unfortunately, Ubuntu seems to be removing preferences in each new > version. I'm still using Natty which reached EOL a few days ago. Use Ubuntu Tweak also. > The 'Free software user' problem, and the rift between non-developer and > developer, is a problem I intend to contribute to a solution. I am working > on a concept of 'Libre not gratis'. I hope it turns out well. ;-) Haven't seen your point here. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
