On Thu, Jun 21, 2007 02:59:06 AM -0500, Alexandro Colorado ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Great marco except that someone in the end has to code this things > if we want them to move forward. This is a great answer for the > user, but not a great answer for the product. I was NOT saying that users are necessarily and always right and must be served all time. I only said and repeat that FOSS-advocating programmers or advanced users should really stop preaching from the pulpit in a way (language, tone, specific arguments): * which often assumes that people who can't program or have more urgent and important thing to do (for society, not themselves) or no spare money to fund anything are some sort of second-class citizens without the right to complain. See again http://digifreedom.net/node/56 or even http://digifreedom.net/node/57 * it won't advance FOSS another bit, and maybe is actively _hurting_ it. See my original comment on the fact that all who could be convinced by such a way of answering have _already_ heard it. in one sentence: what you say (the generic old-school FOSS advocate, not necessarily jza) may be 100% right, but if you don't learn to express it in a way that is compatible with the world and the computer users of _today_, instead of cliches which made sense 25 years ago, you're not going to accomplish anything meaningful in the long run. Marco -- Help *everybody* love Free Standards and Free Software: http://digifreedom.net/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
