On 01/01/2011 01:15 AM, Stefan Weigel wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Am 01.01.2011 01:02, schrieb Dave Johnson:
>
>>> DO NOT talk about the fact that it is free.
>
> IMO the key point is that it´s not (only) free of charge, but that
> it´s free software in the sense of
>
> ...freedom
> ...free speech
> ...openness
> ...trustable
>
> and so on.
>
> Pretty much the same is true for ODF.
>
> In this sense, I think we *should* talk about it.
>
> Stefan
>
Of course we should talk about it. "... free of charge..." is part of
the Manifesto.
Additionally, it's an element of what motivates my perfect customer. I
wrote about my perfect customer on the US marketing list.
My perfect customer:
o might work in the public space
o is wondering if this whole "cloud thing" is worth
investigating, but is
wary of abandoning existing dedicated desktop software.
o wants to get off the upgrade treadmill
o wants to shift expenses from licensing
o wants to use open data formats, esp. with respect to archiving
structured data
o might resonate with the freedom that accompanies source code
availability
o relies on tech specialists to recommend/install/support
software on
their behalf
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