On Fri, 2010-01-15 at 18:05 +0100, Philip Van Hoof wrote: > On Fri, 2010-01-15 at 08:58 -0800, Lefty (石鏡 ) wrote: > > On 1/15/10 8:49 AM, "Philip Van Hoof" <pvanh...@gnome.org> wrote: > > Hi Stormy!
Mistake, I was replying to Lefty. Sorry Lefty. You know I like your féminin side ;) > > > I fully agree with this statement if you replace free software with open > > > source. > > > > I have some sympathy with this view. "Open source" is my preference as well > > and (based on the survey data) seems to have broader "uptake" among the > > respondents. > > > > That said, I can personally live with "free" (in spite of it not being the > > terminology I personally use) if that's the consensus among the members > > here. > > Like you say, the survey's data seems to suggest a broader "uptake" > among the respondents for open source. I don't know but I'm inclined to > believe that the consensus among the members is open source, not free > software then. > > Because we can't be sure it might be wise to do a survey at some point > in future to find out what the actual consensus on this is. > > Although I would accept that the foundation board has a decisive role in > this. Why else do we elect you guys and don't replace you with surveys? > > Free software vs. open source isn't a matter of just picking words, in > my opinion. I think we should get this right. > > </opinions> > -- Philip Van Hoof, freelance software developer home: me at pvanhoof dot be gnome: pvanhoof at gnome dot org http://pvanhoof.be/blog http://codeminded.be _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
