On 4 August 2011 20:57, Florian Effenberger <flo...@documentfoundation.org>wrote:
> Hello, > > I've received a request to change two things on our website, regarding > terminology: > > - Instead of solely using "open source", I was asked that we should also > use "free software". > > - "Linux" should be referred to as "GNU/Linux". > I think it is a bit like acknowledging a trademark. Since a good part of any Linux distro is software contributed by GNU it seems a simple courtesy to acknowledge that. It's easy to forget to because the term Linux is in such common use. However, I have come across people misusing the open source label because they think it might be a marketing advantage. The Fronter VLE is an example, trying to compete with Moodle. > I am, as we have a saying in Germany, rather emotionless on this, but I do > see that many people have concerns with solely using "open source" or > leaving out the "GNU" prefix. > I'm not emotional about it, but I can see some practical reasons why we should not ignore GNU or the freedoms specifically associated with FOSS rather than just OSS. > Shall we aim for achieving a good mixture of both terminologies? Anyone has > severe concerns on that? > > Florian > > -- > Florian Effenberger <flo...@documentfoundation.org**> > Steering Committee and Founding Member of The Document Foundation > Tel: +49 8341 99660880 | Mobile: +49 151 14424108 > Skype: floeff | Twitter/Identi.ca: @floeff > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+help@global.** > libreoffice.org <marketing%2bh...@global.libreoffice.org> > Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** > unsubscribe/<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/> > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > List archive: > http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/**marketing/<http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/> > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to marketing+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
