-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Warly wrote: > Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Forward it to decision makers. > > I do not really favor the fact of using proprietary things to lead > user to mandrakeclub. Mandrakeclub is mainly to help Mandrakesoft > develop free software, and if we need to use proprietary arguments to > have enough money to live, maybe the fight is already lost. >
Sure, but how are you going to convince a Windows user with a GeForce4 and a winmodem that linux is a decent OS when he cant run Tuxracer or connect to the internet? If you can tell him that he is almost guaranteed to have this hardware working, and make it easy for him to do so, he may be willing to pay the money, and then you will have another user that knows why hardware requiring proprietary drivers is bad, and free software is good, instead of the other way around. I am sure spare cash at Mandrakesoft would not do any harm to the development of free software? Instead of letting hardware makers use proprietary drivers to make linux more difficult to use, you can use their proprietary drivers to help fund free software! But there is also no reason to put proprietary software on the commercial CDs, and then make it difficult to install. There are other distributions that are less free, but make installing the proprietary software easier, and we don't want to see you guys lose out when you deserve to win more customers. Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+U5lHrJK6UGDSBKcRAnQFAJwNqn2Fd89eSis1KOLlSgaZUqxg4ACggelE NwUUKCVCuUaXOk1u4YtndeU= =G8oI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
