If you want to mention both camps, Free/Libre and Open Source
Software is the best way to do it.
But mentioning both camps is something we should avoid,
because that fails to strengthen the free software movement.
The companies and projects that favor open source don't usually try to
mention both
Hi,
On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 2:30 AM, Richard Stallman r...@gnu.org wrote:
Do any other candidates want to state plans to intentionally spread
the ideas of the free software movement?
This is not precise enough to qualify as a plan, but it sets the
general direction I'd like to follow.
With the
In this particular case, my aim is to provide a minimal set of
requirements that apply to all software hosting sites, even those that
choose to label themselves as Open Source rather than as Free
Software.
These issues are not limited to free software. Making it more general
would
Do any other candidates want to state plans to intentionally spread
the ideas of the free software movement?
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President, Free Software Foundation (gnu.org, fsf.org)
Internet Hall-of-Famer (internethalloffame.org)
Skype: No way! See stallman.org/skype.html.
On Mon, Jun 01, 2015 at 10:43:39PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
To that
end, I have a first draft of Responsible Distribution of Free and Open
Source Software, which I'd love to get feedback on.
Please don't call it that. Using the term free and open source software
means you
[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]]
[[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]]
[[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]]
I'm currently thinking of writing up a Hosting Free Software
Responsibly
On Mon, Jun 01, 2015 at 03:25:59PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]]
[[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]]
[[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]]
I'm
To that
end, I have a first draft of Responsible Distribution of Free and Open
Source Software, which I'd love to get feedback on.
Please don't call it that. Using the term free and open source software
means you miss the opportunity to publicly support the free software movement.
Hi Richard,
Thanks for the detailed response. Comments and questions inline:
Oh wait, I think I do actually see what you mean now You're
concerned
about the message we send out if we use non-free software to promote
GNOME
and things like this e.g. git servers and social
Oh wait, I think I do actually see what you mean now You're concerned
about the message we send out if we use non-free software to promote GNOME
and things like this e.g. git servers and social networking?
You've identified the issue, but you're focusing only on the possible
negative
Richard Stallman r...@gnu.org wrote:
I would like GNOME to positively influence other projects both
propriety and Free Software ones.
A positive influence has to be a good thing -- but what does
it mean to have a positive influence on a proprietary program?
Convincing its developers
There are a few subtle ways of getting the message out which we could
explore: For example, getting GNOME listed onto some popular websites in
the UK (e.g. BBC, NHS, RNIB etc) and elsewhere, by approaching them with up
to date instruction manuals on how to use GNOME's accessibility
Does this not limit the ability of the FSF to campaign against US laws
which attack software freedom somewhat?
In practice, the requirement is no difficulty at all.
We could legally spend up to 10% of our budget on lobbying.
Even if we did lobbying, we would never do that much of it.
Hi Karen,
Thanks for your input.
Also, we are not allowed to work for or against specific candidates
for office.
I think you are correct about this. Am I right in assuming that only
applies to political parties in the USA, then?
I don't know -- for that you should check with a
On 2015-05-29 19:35, Magdalen Berns wrote:
Hi Karen,
Thanks for your input.
Also, we are not allowed to work for or against specific candidates
for office.
I think you are correct about this. Am I right in assuming that only
applies to political parties in the USA, then?
I don't know -- for
Hi Karen,
I think we signed up to the EU fix my documents initiative and I
would really hope we could continue to support work like that without
it being an issue. My guess would be that putting our name to that
sort of campaign should be okay, since advocating a legislative
amendment does
Hi Richard
There are a few subtle ways of getting the message out which we could
explore: For example, getting GNOME listed onto some popular websites
in
the UK (e.g. BBC, NHS, RNIB etc) and elsewhere, by approaching them
with up
to date instruction manuals on how to use GNOME's
Hi Richard,
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 7:24 PM, Magdalen Berns m.be...@thismagpie.com
wrote:
Hi Richard
There are a few subtle ways of getting the message out which we could
explore: For example, getting GNOME listed onto some popular websites
in
the UK (e.g. BBC, NHS, RNIB etc) and
On 2015-05-29 13:54, Richard Stallman wrote:
Does this not limit the ability of the FSF to campaign against US laws
which attack software freedom somewhat?
In practice, the requirement is no difficulty at all.
We could legally spend up to 10% of our budget on lobbying.
Even if we did lobbying,
Hi Richard,
Thanks for your email.
The FSF has the same status; anything that's lawful for the FSF is
lawful for the GNOME Foundation too.
Does this not limit the ability of the FSF to campaign against US laws
which attack software freedom somewhat? It seems very much like legislative
changes
especially as there are a fair few restrictions on what we at GNOME can do
to contribute to the advance of free software under the bylaws and CNPBC so
we are obliged to stick to the mission if we are to continue to
enjoy 501(c)(3) status as a public benefit corporation (i.e. a
One answer here is the emerging agenda around privacy. My view is that
the GNOME project is at the forefront of advances in this area, which
will not just benefit GNOME's users, but a whole range of Free
Software projects. As a member of the board, I would seek to support
this
I would like GNOME to positively influence other projects both
propriety and Free Software ones.
A positive influence has to be a good thing -- but what does
it mean to have a positive influence on a proprietary program?
Convincing its developers to make it free software is the biggest
Richard Stallman r...@gnu.org wrote:
I'd like to ask the candidates, how do you think GNOME should
contribute more to the advance of free software and users' freedom in
general (in addition to being useful free software).
Obviously we want GNOME to be successful and for there to be greater
Hi Richard,
I echo what Allan said.
I remark:
I would like GNOME to positively influence other projects both
propriety and Free Software ones.
In my opinion the best way is make GNOME a good example to be,
make it reach more people, and promote GNOME as a good solution
for the users, being one
Thinking about your answer, and a couple of others, I realize that I
didn't phrase my question clearly.
You've made several _technical_ suggestions for how GNOME can be more
useful and thus do more to enhance GNU/Linux and the free world. They
are interesting ideas, and could make GNOME a better
Hi Richard,
How do you suggest the GNOME Foundation could contribute more to
advance the cause of free software and users' freedom, over and above
what GNOME contributes by being useful free software?
I am not sure whether you feel I answered your question either. I think it
could be useful
On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 10:27:28AM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
Thinking about your answer, and a couple of others, I realize that I
didn't phrase my question clearly.
You've made several _technical_ suggestions for how GNOME can be more
useful and thus do more to enhance GNU/Linux and the
Hi Richard,
Thanks for your question.
I'd like to ask the candidates, how do you think GNOME should
contribute more to the advance of free software and users' freedom in
general (in addition to being useful free software).
Too many disabled people still don’t have the luxury of being able to
On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 07:53:42AM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
I'd like to ask the candidates, how do you think GNOME should
contribute more to the advance of free software and users' freedom in
general (in addition to being useful free software).
GNOME does a great deal to make Free
I'd like to ask the candidates, how do you think GNOME should
contribute more to the advance of free software and users' freedom in
general (in addition to being useful free software).
--
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin St
Boston MA 02110
USA
www.fsf.org
Hi.
On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 07:53:42AM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
I'd like to ask the candidates, how do you think GNOME should
contribute more to the advance of free software and users' freedom in
general (in addition to being useful free software).
As I've stated already, I think GNOME
Hi Richard,
On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 4:53 AM, Richard Stallman r...@gnu.org wrote:
I'd like to ask the candidates, how do you think GNOME should
contribute more to the advance of free software and users' freedom in
general (in addition to being useful free software).
One way that GNOME
On Tue, 2014-05-27 at 02:40 +0200, Andrés G. Aragoneses wrote:
Hello,
Sorry for the delay, I know the elections already started... but
apparently they questions can still be sent, so here I have two:
- In regards to finances, I've read that much of the problem is
actually about the
help maybe
streamline some processes?
This was already answered in previous e-mails. tl;dr is we can't,
unless we really fancy being audited by the IRS.
I had read all questions directed to candidates before I sent my email
and I found no question asked about bitcoin. Was it mentioned
On 27/05/14 02:40, Andrés G. Aragoneses wrote:
snip /
PS: Hi all o/ (I think it's my 1st time writing to this list)
And sorry for not having used text/plain...
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From: Germán Póo-Caamaño g...@gnome.org
To: Foundation List foundation-list@gnome.org
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 5:21:46 PM
Subject: Questions for candidates
Hello,
I also thanks people running for the board. I would like to know:
In order
Bonjour :)
On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 02:21:46PM -0700, Germán Póo-Caamaño wrote:
If you are already in the board, what have you done less?
Reg. GNOME I have done less on the Membership and Elections committee
and I also browse the bugzilla less than I used to.
Cheers,
Tobi
On 05/25/2013 05:21 PM, Germán Póo-Caamaño wrote:
Hello,
I also thanks people running for the board. I would like to
know:
In order to be in the board, what are you going to do *less*? In
other words, what would the trade-off be for you? Are you going to
spend less time in other GNOME
Hello,
I also thanks people running for the board. I would like to know:
In order to be in the board, what are you going to do *less*? In other
words, what would the trade-off be for you? Are you going to spend less
time in other GNOME activities (which ones?), family, work, etc.?
If you are
On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Germán Póo-Caamaño g...@gnome.org wrote:
Hello,
I also thanks people running for the board. I would like to know:
In order to be in the board, what are you going to do *less*? In other
words, what would the trade-off be for you? Are you going to spend
Hi,
On 05/31/11 01:12, Andrea Veri wrote:
I wasn't aware of this bad situation so I can't provide a good and
well-motivated comment, but I can tell you
that I will do my best to fulfil my duties, I'll take care of critic situations
where needed and I won't leave anything
behind: what happened
On Mon, 2011-05-30 at 16:11 +0200, Dave Neary wrote:
Hi all,
I was away last week travelling, so I'm coming late to the election
campaign. I have almost decided who I would like to vote for, but there
are still a few things which are important to me when considering a
prospective board
Hi German,
Germán Póo-Caamaño wrote:
On Mon, 2011-05-30 at 16:11 +0200, Dave Neary wrote:
Jeff Schroeder already did this question, my answer is here:
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2011-May/msg00147.html
Not *quite* the same thing - you talk about open meetings and recording
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Dave Neary dne...@gnome.org wrote:
Since a number of candidates aren't aware of this situation, perhaps I
should give a few details.
LGM has an annual budget which is pretty tiny - in the region of $20,000 to
$30,000 per year, including a big chunk going to
Dave:
I was away last week travelling, so I'm coming late to the election
campaign. I have almost decided who I would like to vote for, but there
are still a few things which are important to me when considering a
prospective board member.
1. If elected, will you seek a named position
On Tue, 2011-05-31 at 11:41 +0200, Dave Neary wrote:
Hi German,
Germán Póo-Caamaño wrote:
On Mon, 2011-05-30 at 16:11 +0200, Dave Neary wrote:
Jeff Schroeder already did this question, my answer is here:
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2011-May/msg00147.html
Not
On Tue, 2011-05-31 at 07:59 -0600, Stormy Peters wrote:
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Dave Neary dne...@gnome.org wrote:
[...]
In the light of these continued difficulties, Louis (lead organiser
for the past 5 years of LGM) proposed that the Quebecois LUG of
which he's president could
Hi all,
I was away last week travelling, so I'm coming late to the election
campaign. I have almost decided who I would like to vote for, but there
are still a few things which are important to me when considering a
prospective board member.
1. If elected, will you seek a named position
Le lundi 30 mai 2011 à 16:11 +0200, Dave Neary a écrit :
Hi all,
I was away last week travelling, so I'm coming late to the election
campaign. I have almost decided who I would like to vote for, but there
are still a few things which are important to me when considering a
prospective
On 05/30/2011 10:11 PM, Dave Neary wrote:
Hi all,
I was away last week travelling, so I'm coming late to the election
campaign. I have almost decided who I would like to vote for, but
there are still a few things which are important to me when
considering a prospective board member.
1. If
Le lundi 30 mai 2011 à 23:28 +0800, Pockey Lam a écrit :
On 05/30/2011 10:11 PM, Dave Neary wrote:
6. Board members are ambassadors for the foundation. I think it's
important that board members be social, and be nice. Are you nice?
It should be someone else to judge if I am nice or not.
On Mon, 2011-05-30 at 16:11 +0200, Dave Neary wrote:
Hi all,
I was away last week travelling, so I'm coming late to the election
campaign. I have almost decided who I would like to vote for, but there
are still a few things which are important to me when considering a
prospective board
Hi,
Shaun McCance wrote:
On Mon, 2011-05-30 at 16:11 +0200, Dave Neary wrote:
2. Board meetings are minuted, and these minutes are published
regularly. However, the board also increasingly makes decisions on
board-list with the Apache +1/0/-1 convention. Would you support the
minuting of
Il giorno 30/mag/2011, alle ore 16.11, Dave Neary ha scritto:
Hi all,
Hey Dave!
I was away last week travelling, so I'm coming late to the election campaign.
I have almost decided who I would like to vote for, but there are still a few
things which are important to me when considering a
Hey Dave,
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Dave Neary dne...@gnome.org wrote:
Hi all,
I was away last week travelling, so I'm coming late to the election
campaign. I have almost decided who I would like to vote for, but there are
still a few things which are important to me when considering
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Dave Neary dne...@gnome.org wrote:
1. If elected, will you seek a named position
(chairman/treasurer/secretary) on the board? If so, why?
It will depend on who's elected and what they are interested in. I hope
Brian remains secretary. :)
I would do the job
On Dec 3, 2007 1:11 AM, Richard Stallman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If people are going to be looking at licenses, I would very
much like to discuss the FDL v2, and our usage of the FDL in
general. There are some troublesome parts whose implications
for GNOME aren't clear to me.
There is no schedule for the next FDL. Since Wikipedia has made up
its mind, I want to (and owe it to them to) work on this soon.
However, there is time to listen to suggestions, if they come soon.
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On Nov 30, 2007 3:56 PM, Luis Villa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If people are going to be looking at licenses, I would very
much like to discuss the FDL v2, and our usage of the FDL in
general. There are some troublesome parts whose implications
for GNOME aren't clear to me.
My immediate
If people are going to be looking at licenses, I would very
much like to discuss the FDL v2, and our usage of the FDL in
general. There are some troublesome parts whose implications
for GNOME aren't clear to me.
Would you like to pick someone to discuss this with the FSF?
On Nov 30, 2007 3:51 PM, Shaun McCance [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 14:54 -0500, Luis Villa wrote:
On Nov 26, 2007 10:28 AM, Richard Stallman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
2. How do you think the GNOME Foundation should support the Free
Software Movement in general?
I
On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 10:28 -0500, Richard Stallman wrote:
1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
OOXML?
No. (send it out sooner is not a valid answer.)
2. How do you think the GNOME Foundation should support the Free
Software Movement in general?
By
On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 12:04:14PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
quote who=Rui Miguel Silva Seabra
Microsoft isn't defending OOXML under the terms defined by ISO.
So we should be as grubby and corrupt as them?
No, we simply shouldn't be lax or complacent with a convicted entity who
has not
Hi,
Le lundi 26 novembre 2007, à 10:28 -0500, Richard Stallman a écrit :
1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
OOXML?
I might have changed a word or two, and I would have liked to see this
statement out sooner, as others said... But no big change.
2. How do you
Right on, but you could make sure not only geeks noticed the many poison
pills of OOXML. This discussion is an evident proof one of the poison
pills is getting at people.
This discussion is not about supporting OOXML.
The discussion is about how to prevent OOXML from becoming
On Nov 26, 2007 2:54 PM, Luis Villa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Nov 26, 2007 10:28 AM, Richard Stallman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[snip]
2. How do you think the GNOME Foundation should support the Free
Software Movement in general?
[snip]
More long-term, working with the online desktop
quote who=Jeff Waugh
quote who=Richard Stallman
1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
OOXML?
I'd probably include a message about not fighting OOXML on political
grounds because they have no impact on the ISO standardisation process. To
succeed, we need
1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
OOXML?
2. How do you think the GNOME Foundation should support the Free
Software Movement in general?
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quote who=Richard Stallman
1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
OOXML?
I'd probably include a message about not fighting OOXML on political grounds
because they have no impact on the ISO standardisation process. To succeed,
we need to fight OOXML under the terms
Hey,
On 11/26/07, Richard Stallman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
OOXML?
Mmmm, I would have included a line in all-caps saying GNOME
Foundation doesn't like OOXML, we have someone in the committee
because standard or not Ms is
On Nov 26, 2007 10:28 AM, Richard Stallman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
OOXML?
I wish it were more explicit about how the Foundation feels that the
ODF folks have been undermining the standards process. It isn't
obvious to
Hi,
2007/11/26, Richard Stallman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
1. Would you change anything in the GNOME Foundation statement about
OOXML?
I would change the date it was released. :-) I think the most serious
problem about GNOME Foundation participation on ECMA TC45-M was that
it wasn't properly
Anne Østergaard wrote:
Who am I to think I am fit for election in this celebre Tarzan and his
closest friends competition :-)?
Nice to know you have such a high opinion of your board colleagues.
Dave.
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Dave Neary
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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