On Fri, 2010-01-15 at 18:57 +0100, Dave Neary wrote: > Philip Van Hoof wrote: > > I fully agree with this statement if you replace free software with open > > source. > > Please stop trolling. This is not going to lead to anything productive > (again).
As Lefty is clarifying here, this isn't trolling at all: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2010-January/msg00041.html I think the discussion about replacing free software with open source has actually produced a very fruitful discussion and is creating a productive outcome. > > This is an excerpt of a private E-mail that Lefty sent me. The survey's > > results are open for everybody so this ain't a secret anyway: > > > > "There's about twice the uptake for the term "open source software" as > > there is for "free software"." > > > > If the board respects the results of the survey, which I think it should > > do, it takes this into account. > How about I do a poll whether people think PCs should run Windows or > another desktop environment? If we respect the results we should stop > developing GNOME. Surveys should be conducted among foundation members. Not all PC users. And when you represent my views, it's helpful to acknowledge what I wrote in front of your reply in the same discussion thread. > On Fri, 2010-01-15 at 18:05 +0100, Philip Van Hoof wrote: > > 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? > Isn't leading by survey one of the issues you had with the Bush & Blair > administrations? This is completely besides the point. (When did I say this, anyway? - reply privately -) Cheers, -- 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 [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
