> Huge thanks to everyone that has thought about this and responded. > This is a wealth of information. I am not a newcomer to RMS or FSF > ideologies, I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss any key items > that are relevant to a Drupal crowd or a newcomer to programming. Many > Drupal people have entered Drupal through a non-traditional software > development doorway and they do not have a background in software > development - some are graphic designers and some are HTML and CSS > experts, etc. that will probably learn some PHP due to their > involvement in Drupal. > > I want to reach the people like myself - the non-programmer that > understands most of why free software is important, but due to many > reasons: > lack of knowledge about GNU/Linux > no retail linux stores > no Linux helpdesk (it's a new era where help is in the forums and in > your ' extended circles') > low use of my local OS ( personally I just used it to get to my > servers... which run Linux) > not understanding how to run Linux locally (how easy it is and how > user friendly) > lack of accessibility to try Linux (didn't know about live cd etc..) > > Due to these reasons and a few more, I found it easier to just use > Windows for years!
These aren't really the answers to the question you asked. You asked why which has more of a philosophical feel to it. What you should have asked is the more direct question[s], "Should I use Linux for Drupal" and "Do you have any suggestions?" > > Mea Culpa. > > > > Michele Metts > DrupalConnection.com - Social Networks - Websites for Entrepreneurs > 617-877-1658 > > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 5:43 PM, John Abreau <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 4:45 PM, Richard Pieri <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> John Abreau wrote: >>> >>>> Freedom only for developers is kind of like a democracy where only >>>> wealthy landowners are allowed to vote. >>> >>> >>> As if freedom only for users is any better. >>> >>> >> >> Developers are themselves users. Saying that freedom is "only" for users >> is >> the same as saying freedom is restricted "only" to everybody. The >> connotations of the word "only" in that sentence conflict with the fact >> that >> the group includes everybody, and thus using the word "only" in that >> sentence is .disingenuous. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix >> Email: [email protected] / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID >> 0x920063C6 >> PGP-Key-Fingerprint A5AD 6BE1 FEFE 8E4F 5C23 C2D0 E885 E17C 9200 63C6 >> > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
