Do what you want. ... Personally I think this is over thinking a simple issue. ><> ... Jack
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Manoj Srivastava <[email protected]>wrote: > > Hi, > > All this top posting makes it really hard to properly have a > chronological conversation. > > On Sun, Aug 30 2009, Doug Smith wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 30 2009, Jack wrote: > >>>On Sun, Aug 30 2009, Curt Lundgren wrote: > >>>> The flyer for the September LinuxFest at Watkins College is available: > >>>> http://www.curtlundgren.com/linuxfest_sept09_flyer.pdf (150k) > >>>> If the PDF doesn't work for you, here's a JPEG version: > >>>> http://www.curtlundgren.com/linuxfest_sept09_flyer.jpg (900k) > > >>> The flyer implies that the free in Linux applies to cost, and > >>> not freedom. In other words, free as in beer, not as in speech. I > >>> think that is somewhat misleading. > > >> Get them in, then we can help them learn the details. We are not > > Not if they are pulled in on the wrong premise; then they only > get disgusted with a bait and switch. > > >> obfuscating the rights and privileges, but the learning curve can be > >> overwhelming in so many ways if we hit newbies with everything at > >> once. > > If you pull in people who only are thinking about the cost, you > are not pulling in the right kind of people. Self selection on cost, > and not on freedom, prevents the kind of people who are critical to > free software from getting in. > > There is some truth to the adage that what you get for free (as > in beer) is not worth much -- if the only context considered id price. > Free software is a movement, a community, and a cause -- all based on > freedom, not on low price. > > > I would concur with Jack. The "free as in speech" aspect of the GPL > > is somewhere between confusing and irrelevant for most newbies. (and > > a good many experienced users) > > > > Not that "free as in speech" is not important, but it's not something > > new users need to know immediately. > > I beg to differ. It is the only really important part about > free software and Linux; otherwise, I see no advantage compared > to, say, MAC OSX. > > The free as in beer part is something that they can be told at a > later date. > > As a free software person, an even promoting freedom is of some > interest. An event promoting cheap stuff is something to avoid, > personally speaking. > > manoj > -- > A student who changes the course of history is probably taking an exam. > Manoj Srivastava <[email protected]> > <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/<http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> > > > 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
