Hello,

Le 28/03/2011 23:45, Elisa Godoy de Castro Guerra a écrit :
> Hello,
> 
> It's an interesting article, thanks to have write it Jean-Michel.
> 
> Second me this article is not aggressive, but I understand the point of
> view of the brother.

My feeling are in the comments of the main french article and stay the same.
I'm trying to forward you the feelings of my borther reading.

> 2011/3/28 <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> 
>     JMP > Hello Gérald,
> 
>     G > The OpenSource aspects may be developed in another article.
> 
> 
> 
> I'm afraid that none will take time to read this entire article and
> click to another article which is seem far away for children and DDL. So
> i prefer not to cut it actually

The same for me, but I'm already intersted by these topics.

>     G > The share/contribute of knowledge may be described in this other
>     G > article.
> 
>     JMP > He's right in the sense that the article would be smaller then
>     easier to read. However my fear is that people never go reading the
>     second article…
> 
> 
> I'm agree with JMP
> 
>     JMP > Honestly I reproach the most visible free software projects
>     for being too much silent about free software. Best example:
>     Firefox. With hundreds of millions JMP > of users, they should take
>     the opportunity to spread the free software spirit all around the
>     world. Their website should be obviously advertising for free 
> 
>     JMP > software and their web browser should clearly show that it is
>     free software and why. Ok it's not written in the Mozilla manifesto… :(
> 
> 
> French Mozilla team explain me that Linux for them is a little % of
> their user... For them, the use of Mozilla product is just because they
> are respectuous of the web. Also I'm quite sad that they make some
> contracts with private companies (like their designer team using not
> free software) and after they open their work. I prefer they call free
> graphic designer for example or free other worker...but no...
> 
> 
>     G > The using of GNU/Linux in national organisation (french examples
>     with
>     G > references) is needed to implicate more users.
> 
>     JMP > He's right, we should localize the examples as much as
>     possible. However I think we need to keep striking examples even
>     coming from abroad. So maybe 
> 
> JMP  > we may just add one or two examples that are also striking for
> the country (eg. in France the Gendarmerie Nationale). Beware that
> French is spoken in many
> JMP > countries and French readers are not necessarily French, it is not
> so easy…
> 
> Yep think Francophonie !
> 
> 
>     G > Some games present of DDL are already used in school.
> 
>     JMP > Good idea, it should be few words to add in the paragraph
>     “Won’t video games make them stupid?”.
> 
> 
> Is it GCompris ? Another ?

GCompris, is used in elementary school.

>     G > The article must not be negative about another usage of games or
>     G > computers (console, television, ...)
> 
>     JMP > I'm afraid I don't find it so much negative: TV/console are
>     not said to make stupid (except the sentence about school
>     performance for TV-addicted children – but this is official study),
>     nor to prevent from developing skills. We are just saying that
>     computers perform better at developing user skills. It would be
>     better to ask your brother what sentences he finds hurting. As I
>     understand his comment, I think the risk is to hurt TV/console
>     fanatic parents. I don't know if they're so many (when are you
>     becoming a fanatic?), but probably more and more numerous with
>     smartphones.
> 
>     JMP > Nevertheless some large IT companies are just dreaming that we
>     don't do anything else but gaming and surfing the Internet in order
>     to be able to dictate us what to buy, what to see, what to read, who
>     to meet, etc. They're trying to take the place TV has gained during
>     the last 10-15 years in France after TV channels came to the private
>     market. So to me it's difficult to keep silent about TV/consoles…
>     The main and essential difference is that computers, with free
>     software and a free Internet, escape the control of large companies
>     and governments. This is not a detail at all!
> 
> 
> 
> I think we can do a little "polish" (to polish) on the french to become
> less negative and more neutral :) Obviously with more reader we will do
> it quickly and better. I will give it a try when i make the map of all
> articles in all localisation and see if we already cover a "the real
> manual of DDL".

You must stay in the same spirit.

>     G > Stay positive and concentrate in DDL values is important and can
>     give
>     G > more users.
> 
> 
> I love this :) Very true.
> 
> 
>     JMP > I'm still seeing a risk: I think most people will prefer TV or
>     consoles for their children if we do not compare a bit with them,
>     simply because advertising is incredibly higher for them than
>     computers for children. Moreover people already have TV sets and
>     many also have gaming consoles, so why bothering with DDL? Ok DDL is
>     free of charge, but TV too and games will be in a near future
>     because of smartphones. So as the article title say: why try DDL? ;)
> 
> 
> I think is just the way to explain that. To be more diplomatic. I think,
> actually, our user are more floss friendly but if we want DDL in every
> house of children we have to be more cool with other DDL like (:D).
>  
> 
> 
>     G > Important article that can be interpreted in many manner.
> 
> 
> Yeah! Avanti Troll !

If my mail was view as trolling, the goal wasn't.

>     JMP> So what's your opinion?
> 
> 
> Done :)

Amicalement,

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