On 01/01/2011 01:15 AM, Stefan Weigel wrote: > Hi Dave, > > Am 01.01.2011 01:02, schrieb Dave Johnson: > >>> DO NOT talk about the fact that it is free. > > IMO the key point is that it´s not (only) free of charge, but that > it´s free software in the sense of > > ...freedom > ...free speech > ...openness > ...trustable > > and so on. > > Pretty much the same is true for ODF. > > In this sense, I think we *should* talk about it. > > Stefan >
Of course we should talk about it. "... free of charge..." is part of the Manifesto. Additionally, it's an element of what motivates my perfect customer. I wrote about my perfect customer on the US marketing list. My perfect customer: o might work in the public space o is wondering if this whole "cloud thing" is worth investigating, but is wary of abandoning existing dedicated desktop software. o wants to get off the upgrade treadmill o wants to shift expenses from licensing o wants to use open data formats, esp. with respect to archiving structured data o might resonate with the freedom that accompanies source code availability o relies on tech specialists to recommend/install/support software on their behalf -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***