Hi. > This means startups have no reason not to use free software; > substantial intimately-computer related business have done fresh > starts with free software for at least a decade, and I think we'll see > more 'regular' businesses switching as soon as accounting/payroll and > stock control (ie, webcart webapps) get popularised.
Good point. > > > Whats important is that they are switching because they recognise the > > > social problem of proprietary software and value their freedom, and > > > are _sincere_ about switching. > > > > Do they really siwtch on those merits? Most businesses I talk to switch > > to Firefox for security reasons. OpenOffice because it is no-charge and > > GNU+Linux for servers because it is no-charge and more reliable than > > MS-Windows. > > Security, reliability and zero acquisition costs are caused by > software freedom. My point was that I do not hear any businesses championing these points. they are interested in low-cost, ease of use and reliability and that is all. > Changing this is a matter of perception; and what agitates me about > people promoting software freedom with computers running Mac OS X. Not sure you who mean, but let's not get onto a separate debate. Cheers, Jon _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
