On 11/07/16 15:26, Stefan Umit Uygur wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Carsten Agger <ag...@modspil.dk > <mailto:ag...@modspil.dk>> wrote: > > > > Den 11-07-2016 kl. 11:39 skrev Daniel Pocock: > > > > How do you feel about using the more verbose "free and open source > software"? > > I like that better and often use it myself as a kind of compromise. > > > I am not really sure if that verbose is appropriate, even though I'd > love to use myself. It all depends on the relationship/connection > between FSFE and FSF. Because FSF would never like the idea nor approve > the usage of the verbose open source, or better, Stallman would never > approve knowing him:-) > > Personally I think we should break this ice between Free Software and > Open Source as to me they are nothing else but father and child to each > other. > > > > Sadly, the term "free" is often misused and the wider public is not > always aware what we are talking about. > > > However, that is a problem which might be better solved by education. > > A couple of years ago, when I visited Brazil for the first time > (I've been there only twice, so don't want to sound too > well-travelled) I was very pleasantly surprised that ordinary > people, i.e. non-technical social activists, immediately understood > what I meant when I said I was working with "free software" without > me having to explain. > > That's because the Lula government and the Ministry of Culture under > Gilberto Gil did *a lot* to promote the concept and to promote the > idea of community-created and -used software, not least among the > social movements. > > Free software has not, of course, won a convincing victory in > Brazil, but it just goes to show that it *is* possible. > > > I can confirm this as I was part of a massive group who were engaged by > Brazilian government at that time (2006) to setup government IT > infrastructure (i.e. government institutions, schools, etc.), where > Gilberto Gil dispatched his staff all over Europe to get people who can > help in doing that. > > So it is a great example indeed and the only country that fully engaged > on Free Software. >
Does Portugese have distinct words for "free of charge" and "free as in liberty", like French and Spanish? If so, that is possibly just as significant as the education factor. _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list Discussion@fsfeurope.org https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
