Just a reminder-- the meeting is in 90 minutes! On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 16:55, Danny Piccirillo < [email protected]> wrote:
> Greetings freedom fighters! > > I've written a proposal for a new Ubuntu Bug #1 to bring their focus back > to free software. This will have to go through community council on April > 5th at 17:00 UTC in #ubuntu-meeting on Freenode. Please show up and defend > this proposal, especially if you are an Ubuntu member or have other > credentials in the Ubuntu community. > > Here's the proposal for the new bug description: > > Title: Proprietary operating systems have a majority market share > > > > Description: > > > > Proprietary operating systems have a majority market share in the new >> desktop PC marketplace. This is a bug, which Ubuntu is meant to fix. As the >> philosophy of the Ubuntu Project states, "Our work is driven by a belief >> that software should be free and accessible to all." > > > > <<Ubuntu software is free. Always was, always will be. Free software >> gives everyone the freedom to use it however they want and share with >> whoever they like. This freedom has huge benefits. At one end of the >> spectrum it enables the Ubuntu community to grow and share its collective >> experience and expertise to continually improve all things Ubuntu. At the >> other, we are able to give access to essential software for those who >> couldn’t otherwise afford it – an advantage that’s keenly felt by >> individuals and organisations all over the world.>> > > > > * http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/our-philosophy > > > > Non-free software is a form of subjugation for computer users, taking away >> control over their own machines. Additionally, proprietary software is >> restricting innovation, creating artificial scarcities that exploit less >> wealthy populations, and limiting software developers from being able to >> create new tools to benefit the world. > > > > This bug is widely evident in the PC industry. > > > > Steps to repeat: > > > > 1. Visit a local PC store. >> 2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software. > > > > What happens: > > > > Almost always, a majority of PCs for sale have a proprietary operating >> system like Windows or Mac OSX. In the rare cases that they come with a >> GNU/Linux operating system or no operating system at all, the drivers and >> BIOS may be proprietary. > > > > What should happen: > > > > A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software. > > > > * http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html >> * http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines >> * http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd > > > -- > ☮ ♥ Ⓐ > .danny > > This email is: [ ] bloggable [ x ] shareable with consent [ ] lethal > if repeated or forwarded > > [𝄽#] The Silent Number - http://thesilentnumber.me/ > > µBlog: http://identi.ca/dpic > voice: +1.617.340.3661 > > -------------------------------------------- > Q: Why is this email five sentences or less? > A: http://five.sentenc.es >
