Free Software has politics associated with it, in its definition itself. What makes free software good is _not_ its technical merit. Its not the ease of use. It is the political stance of Free Software that draws a lot of people towards it. It is akin to Free Speech. Denying that Free Software is devoid of any politics like pure software is a misconception IMHO. When we talk about free software we are talking about software that gives us something more than purely technical superiority or usability. When we use free software we have the four freedoms. Free software began as a response to the use of technology to restrict free flow of knowledge . Any response to a denial of freedom _is_ politics. We, as a FOSS supporters' forum should discuss politics associated with FOSS
Any political party adopting FOSS in its manifesto should be encouraged to do so and we should support them in implementing it once they are in a position to do so. As FOSS supporters, I think our thrust should be to see to it that all political parties have FOSS on their agenda so that whoever gets elected will have a commitment to implement it. Regards, Ashik S --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For details visit the website: www.ilug-tvm.org or the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
