Again, like in all cases where Google Docs is related: I wonder if there is a way to read and contribute without it, or someone who can make this out of Google Docs?
Andres Muniz Piniella <[email protected]> writes: > So they have had an open page open for comments and they are going over the > first draft. Hopefully we are not late to the party this time. > > They have an open document where they accept input. I have done my bit, but I > really don't have a completely full understanding of free software as many of > you here. > So please comment: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bAScKd1eIKgPX3T8nXOkwbB2h8GC01SUP_du3O7H7oU/edit#heading=h.exstkxcrxuof > > > Sorry that they are currently using googledocs, but I guess that is something > we can address later down the line. > > On Wed, 2017-10-04 at 17:41 +0200, Paul Boddie wrote: > > On Wednesday 4. October 2017 15.56.46 Adonay Felipe Nogueira wrote: > > > I think there also needs to be more work on their part on how to define > "ethical tech choices", see: > <https://medium.com/doteveryone/want-to-make-more-ethical-tech-choices-try- > check-your-tech-3c05bcb28faf>. > > Of course, this is not to say that this is a severe problem, it just > means that it needs to be worked over time --- and hope for them to > understand the reasons for our view of "ethical tech choices". > > > > It is nice that they are trying to address the problems associated with > choice > and technology, but I fear that the "consumer-focused" perspective will > result > in the same kind of attitude shown by organisations like the Consumers' > Association (also known as "Which?"), where every last problem in society can > supposedly be remedied by having everyone constantly monitoring every little > aspect of their lives so that they might "switch providers" at a moment's > notice (where this is even appropriate) and deliver some kind of consumer > justice to bad companies. > > Unfortunately, people don't always have the time to constantly check > everything in their lives, adjust their habits by swiping left or right, or > whatever, and tune their lifestyles to be completely optimal. Millions of > people remain in bad customer-business relationships not because they are > lazy > or ignorant (which is the tone often used by the "empowered consumer" > organisations), but because switching banks, phone companies, and other > providers can be a lot of work for which such people don't have the time or > energy, certainly not on a regular basis. > > There is also the matter of addressing "popular" concerns while ignoring > systemic flaws in products and services. So, to take an example, while > Fairphone pursued the worthy goals of using materials from ethical sources > and > making sure that the employees of the manufacturer were well-treated, the > matter of sustainable and durable software technology was marginalised. That > has left the first phone unsupported and probably threatens the second one, > despite the problems of industry-wide licence violation being known about for > years. > > Free Software is an essential part of making technology that lasts and is > fair > to its users, but it can be argued that many people regard it as some kind of > peripheral lifestyle choice, like the tedious and superficial "Mac or PC" > choice that you can still see mentioned in various places online, or which > sports team you happen to support. Such marginalisation results in flawed > products and services that could have been viable had people understood the > role of software instead of having a simple-minded "it's all ones and zeros" > mentality. > > Until these organisations properly recognise the value of Free Software and > the importance of related matters such as interoperability and transparency, > many of their activities and recommendations will be ineffective. > > Paul > _______________________________________________ > Discussion mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion -- - https://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:Adfeno - Palestrante e consultor sobre /software/ livre (não confundir com gratis). - "WhatsApp"? Ele não é livre. Por favor, veja formas de se comunicar instantaneamente comigo no endereço abaixo. - Contato: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/User:Adfeno#vCard - Arquivos comuns aceitos (apenas sem DRM): Corel Draw, Microsoft Office, MP3, MP4, WMA, WMV. - Arquivos comuns aceitos e enviados: CSV, GNU Dia, GNU Emacs Org, GNU GIMP, Inkscape SVG, JPG, LibreOffice (padrão ODF), OGG, OPUS, PDF (apenas sem DRM), PNG, TXT, WEBM. _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
