PB wrote: > HOWEVER: > What should one do now? > > Let's imagine a conversation where I encounter people, tell them about > free software and it goes like this: > (A... someone, B... me) > > A: "Sounds great! Where can I get started?" > I should now answer: > B: "Hm... use a free browser. Get IceCat!" > A: "Cool. never heard of it. I'm using Firefox" > B: "it's not free software... please use IceCat" > A: "ok. where can I get it?" > B: "apt-get install icecat" > A: "How do I do that with Windows?" > B: "Oh. sorry. you can't use any free software with windows. You will > never be able to gradually migrate to freedom. good bye."
B is right. I have been advised to install Windows several times when I refused to process MS Office files (privately). Why should it be unseemly to recommend GNU/Linux[1] to get control of your computer? > What are your opinions regarding the Firefox/icecat issue here, when it > comes to "spreading the word"? I deprecate Firefox. [1] One of these distributions of course: http://www.gnu.org/links/links.html#FreeGNULinuxDistributions -- regards Max Moritz Sievers _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
