Greetings, I have been revising a book I released last year, "Penguin in the Pew", which helps the Christian community (specifically) to understand free and open source (noting the somewhat subtle difference) software, especially GNU/Linux. RMS communicated with me last year that he believes Christians should see the moral imperative in free software. I happen to agree, and think that, at the very least, we need to wrestle with the question of morality and software licenses.
I have written to some extent about these philosophical issues, and would like to receive some feedback on my presentation of them. While I recognize some differences between the FSF and the OSI, I have attempted to help Christians grasp the nature of the debates within the FOSS community and between the FOSS and proprietary communities. Your religious views are less important than your feedback on my presentation. I anticipate finishing the project and releasing the book for print by the end of the month, so time is fairly important. While you're welcome to review the complete book, I would ask potential critics from this list to focus on three chapters, where the philosophical and legal questions are most addressed. Proceeds from the sale of the book will fund my own advocacy efforts in the Charlotte, NC area. If you are interested in offering feedback please e-mail me off-list. I will then provide a link to download the OOo Writer doc. Regards, Don -- evangelinux GNU Evangelist http://matheteuo.org/ http://chaddb.sourceforge.net/ "Free software is like God's love - you can share it with anyone anytime anywhere." _______________________________________________ Gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
