Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on January 08, 2004 09:48 PM
The big strength of Open Source/Free Software movement is that it is a community of differing views and that similar operational philosophies can benifit everyone. That's the message about free software -- it benifits everyone except the monopolists.
* It's great Richard is out there in the Vangard of the free software free society movement. * It's great OSI was able to create a brand that mainstream people and companies can understand. * It's great that Open Source can stand on it's own -- it's simply more economically efficient -- and its more free market than any of the alternatives. * Open Source has the high ground from the social, economic, free market, and technical point of view<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... that's what makes it so strong and so much of a threat to the various monopolistic enterprises that have grown up around software due to government protectionism.
Me personally, regarding FSF. I support the FSF as a member because I believe in their mission and their message...though not always how it is delivered. I do however also believe that there is a disconnect there -- Open Source is a far better term -- and a term I would use over free software and if I was too describe it to someone, I would taylor my presentation to the recipient. The social/economic aspect to me personally is as important as the other aspect--but this is not the case for everyone.
It's also pretty clear to me that either the FSF does not understand mainstream America or businesses (and why should they--Richard has probably never worked in the business world) -- or they simply choose to challange people -- by delivering a difficult message -- I don't know which it is -- but I still support their general mission.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on January 08, 2004 09:48 PM* It's great Richard is out there in the Vangard of the free software free society movement.
* It's great OSI was able to create a brand that mainstream people and companies can understand.
* It's great that Open Source can stand on it's own -- it's simply more economically efficient -- and its more free market than any of the alternatives.
* Open Source has the high ground from the social, economic, free market, and technical point of view<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... that's what makes it so strong and so much of a threat to the various monopolistic enterprises that have grown up around software due to government protectionism.
Me personally, regarding FSF. I support the FSF as a member because I believe in their mission and their message...though not always how it is delivered. I do however also believe that there is a disconnect there -- Open Source is a far better term -- and a term I would use over free software and if I was too describe it to someone, I would taylor my presentation to the recipient. The social/economic aspect to me personally is as important as the other aspect--but this is not the case for everyone.
It's also pretty clear to me that either the FSF does not understand mainstream America or businesses (and why should they--Richard has probably never worked in the business world) -- or they simply choose to challange people -- by delivering a difficult message -- I don't know which it is -- but I still support their general mission.
Rob
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