On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 23:59, Russell McOrmond wrote: > > On 26 Oct 2002, Sayamindu Dasgupta wrote: > > > PS: to clarify my stand - i suggest that all read > > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html > > - i am having a feeling that a lot of this hulla has been solely due to > > misunderstanding and lack of information (the latter mostly...) > > When speaking to people part of the Open Source movement that are not > part of the Free Software movement, they also feel offended by our > suggestion that they aren't as 'moral people' as we are. We attribute > social problems to non-free software, and that offends people who disagree > with us and believe there are no problems with producing and/or using > non-free software. > > It is a hard one to get around, but it is useful to be aware of it and > to try to be more sensitive to people who are 'close' to our beliefs. We > need to reserve our emotions for those who oppose our beliefs. >
Thanks Russ - that was an issue i had not considered I will try to remember your advice :) -sdg- -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
