And the ND clause helps this HOW? I think ND is *hurting* our cause and *increasing* the misrepresentation by discouraging some amount of positive derivative works that are *aligned* with FSF values.
On 05/24/2015 10:15 PM, Will Hill wrote: > I suppose the easiest way to demonstrate the misrepresentation is to ask an > IT > person about the FSF. If you can't remember your own surprise on first > reading actual GNU and FSF material, you will probably be surprised by the > average IT person's skewed perceptions. They are likely to tell you some > confused things about "Open Source", "freeware", "hobbiest", etc. The > general public is even less well informed. The last thing you might hear is > a clear understanding of the power non free software has over users and what > it takes to undo that. > > This problem of misrepresentation is not unique to free software. Rich and > powerful people devote significant resources to confusing the public about > all sorts of things. > > On Friday 22 May 2015, [email protected] wrote: >> will hill" easy to observe pattern of publishers missrepresenting GNU >> and the FSF by all means at their disposal" > > -- Aaron Wolf co-founder, Snowdrift.coop music teacher, wolftune.com
