Re: [SLUG] SLUGgers response to RMS on Slashdot?
Van Ly wrote:
...snip...
Anyway, _glory_ to the guy for all he's done. I think there's a
decreasing turnout for the RMS talks coz they're all the same judging
from what others have told me.
RMS makes you think and most people want mogadon infotainment, not
thought provoking stuff.
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[SLUG] SLUGgers response to RMS on Slashdot?
Hi all, I'm sure most of you have either heard about or read the RMS interview on Slashdot already, so I won't bore with a summary (RTFA!)... http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/05/01/1052216mode=nocomment I haven't had the chance to see him speak at all, so I've always wanted to hear his point of view beyond the www.gnu.org writings, so I was quite impressed with this. The Open Source perspective has been really convenient for me, as the arguments are easy to present, and quite well proven (if you're not completely against the whole concept to begin with). It would be much harder to convince tech and non-tech management of the relevance of the FSF's political and philosophical views. Is it possible that Open Source is the frontline for acceptance of Free Software, or have RMS' ideals been taken over and twisted around? I was really inspired by RMS' responses, and I'd just like to know what other SLUGgers feel about him and the FS/OS arguments... - Jeff -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - w: http://advogato.org/person/jdub/ i: 16341281 (jdub!) q: "make: *** No rule to make target `whoopee'. Stop." -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] SLUGgers response to RMS on Slashdot?
Jeff Waugh wrote:
I was really inspired by RMS' responses, and I'd just like to know what
other SLUGgers feel about him and the FS/OS arguments...
Well, yep, I have a problem with RMS - he makes too much good sense
and the more I read the more I believe FS is the ideal to aim for. Not
opposed to OS, but rather see it as a step along the way. FS is just
sharing and most stuff develops faster when it is shared.
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Re: [SLUG] SLUGgers response to RMS on Slashdot?
snip Jeff Waugh wrote: I was really inspired by RMS' responses, and I'd just like to know what other SLUGgers feel about him and the FS/OS arguments... snip RMS' opinion about free software... good RMS' opinion about other topics... maybe not. he's not an expert on everything and nor am i. -- _|_ | Thanks, iCafe PTY Limited Ben DonohueWeb Hosting Design [EMAIL PROTECTED]Small Business Office Networks Ph. 0011 61 2 9705 7520 http://www.icafe.com.au Mobile: 0417 018 600ACN 080 665 907 Freedom isn't doing what you want... Freedom is knowing what to do -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
Re: [SLUG] SLUGgers response to RMS on Slashdot?
On Wed, 3 May 2000, Ben Donohue wrote: RMS' opinion about free software... good RMS' opinion about other topics... maybe not. he's not an expert on everything and nor am i. RMS is just your typical eccentric. Without him and other like him, we would have a much more conservative and downright sad view of the world. BTW I regard with favour RMS' opinions on tabbouleh. rachel Rachel Polanskis University of Western Sydney, Nepean Senior UNIX AdminPO Box 10, Kingswood NSW 2747 Systems OperationsInformation Technology Services, Kingswood [EMAIL PROTECTED]Phone: +61 (0247) 360 291 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
