RE: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
>(offlist) Not. >I would really appeciate some evidence of this... Fine. You're correct that the GPL and the BSD came out in the same year. In any case, there was, as I've said, plenty of "free software" (although few licenses) a decade and more before any of this. Now that I've agreed that I was incorrect on that fairly minor point, how about you provide the evidence to support your contention that copyright was intended to "benefit the general public when they could not make copies of their own"? Also, perhaps a response to my question as to how I'm being "unethical" by using Photoshop and Illustrator. I'm likewise still very interested in understanding how it's "more wrong" to respect the wishes of an artist as regards the publication of his or her material than it is to tell a friend that you feel they ought to purchase a copy of the material in question in accordance with those wishes. Not to mention an explanation about where I got left in your ethical analysis when you decided it was "less wrong" for you to hand your friend a copy of my photograph, gratis, for use in his magazine, than it was for him to rob me of the fee I ask for the use of that photograph. Your turn. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
(offlist) On 27/01/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >This is simply untrue. The fact is, as originally stated, that the BSD preceded the GPL (by two years or ten) I would really appeciate some evidence of this. Here my evidence that the original BSD license was first used in 1989, the same year as the original GPL: "In June 1989 the Berkeley group took just this approach, releasing the TCP/IP code and a set of supporting utilities that had been written without any AT&T code as 'Networking Release 1.' 'Networking Release 1 came with generous licensing terms. This was the first example of what would later be called a BSD-style license." - http://books.google.co.uk/books?q=%22came+with+generous+licensing+terms%22 -- Regards, Dave ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 27/01/07, Gabriel Ambuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: you're free to give up freedoms whenever you like. Freedom is not the same as choice. A choice of masters is not freedom. If you chose to give up freedom, you are no longer free. Even if most people don't recognize that giving up software freedom is a problem, the free software movement does, and is trying to end the problem. -- Regards, Dave ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
... > I hear North Korea's nice ,,, HITLER! There ! Goodwin's law has been served. Now can you pleease move this flamewar somewhere else ? I hope this mailing list has a moderator - otherwise, this thread is bound to repeat itself :/. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
No, the problem appears to be that: 1) you don't understand the meaning of the word notion 2) you're mistaking my explanation of capitalist realities for feelings towards those realities. Renaissance Man On 27 Jan 2007, at 4:50 pm, David Schlesinger wrote: On 1/27/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Yeah, and maybe the people who fought for an America free from Britian >should've just gotten on a boat or swam elsewhere. I don't see the relevance of your response at all, I'm afraid. Mr. Man there seems to be having problems with the notion of capitalism in general--problems I certainly don't feel that I'm experiencing, by the way. He'd appear to see it as the central cause of whatever unhappiness he's experiencing. Given that he's apparently going to be desperately unhappy in such a milieu, the only solution would seem for him to go elsewhere. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
RE: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 1/27/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Yeah, and maybe the people who fought for an America free from Britian >should've just gotten on a boat or swam elsewhere. I don't see the relevance of your response at all, I'm afraid. Mr. Man there seems to be having problems with the notion of capitalism in general--problems I certainly don't feel that I'm experiencing, by the way. He'd appear to see it as the central cause of whatever unhappiness he's experiencing. Given that he's apparently going to be desperately unhappy in such a milieu, the only solution would seem for him to go elsewhere. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
Are you sure you should be on a children's mailing list somewhere? Renaissance Man On 27 Jan 2007, at 4:16 pm, David Schlesinger wrote: Yawn. So quit. Move to the people's republic of your choice and live in proletarian harmony, giving according to your means and receiving according to your needs. I hear North Korea's nice if you like that sort of thing, and aren't too married to the "eating" thing. Bring a sweater, it's cold this time of year. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 1/27/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >because >capitalists organisations involve authoritative decision making and >the person in authority, paying my wage, tells me I have to be there. Yawn. So quit. Move to the people's republic of your choice and live in proletarian harmony, giving according to your means and receiving according to your needs. I hear North Korea's nice if you like that sort of thing, and aren't too married to the "eating" thing. Bring a sweater, it's cold this time of year. Yeah, and maybe the people who fought for an America free from Britian should've just gotten on a boat or swam elsewhere. You're probably the oldest person here, or among the oldest people here, but your childishness is just amazing. -- Declan Naughton ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
RE: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
>because >capitalists organisations involve authoritative decision making and >the person in authority, paying my wage, tells me I have to be there. Yawn. So quit. Move to the people's republic of your choice and live in proletarian harmony, giving according to your means and receiving according to your needs. I hear North Korea's nice if you like that sort of thing, and aren't too married to the "eating" thing. Bring a sweater, it's cold this time of year. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 27 Jan 2007, at 3:36 pm, Gabriel Ambuehl wrote: For example, if you take on a job, you surrender freedom of movement for parts of the day, too, in exchange for something you want, usually mostly your salary. I've worked for myself at times and during that time I had complete freedom of movement. I could go anywhere I wanted, when I wanted. All I had to do was make sure I got enough work done in month to get the remuneration I needed. I currently happen to work for a company at the moment doing much the same work but I don't have the same freedom of movement, not because I'm required to be at work in order to get my work done but because capitalists organisations involve authoritative decision making and the person in authority, paying my wage, tells me I have to be there. Trading work for remuneration doesn't require the surrender of freedom of movement (and you're not surrendering anything if the *work* actually requires you to be somewhere). The surrender of freedom of movement is simply an aspect of capitalist division of labour. Interestingly Stalin never even dreamed of saying to the populace they'd have to ask permission to go to the bathroom and yet that much control typically exists in capitalist organisations, in a capitalist economy. Renaissance Man ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On Saturday 27 January 2007 15:58:46 Andraž 'ruskie' Levstik wrote: > > (You've let us know you're not a developer; it's becoming clear you > > have no greater level of understanding of legal issues.) > > I won't comment on this as IANAL. This is entirely right (albeit IANAL either). For example, if you take on a job, you surrender freedom of movement for parts of the day, too, in exchange for something you want, usually mostly your salary. There are certain bounds to this, and for good reasons btw as in most countries it's not legal to enter into contracts (actually you might be allowed to enter into one, but courts would refuse to hold it up) that would make you a de facto slave of the other party but outside this, you're free to give up freedoms whenever you like. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
RE: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 3:30:45 pm 2007-01-27 "David Schlesinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >This is simply untrue. > > The fact is, as originally stated, that the BSD preceded the GPL (by > two years or ten) http://www.free-soft.org/gpl_history/ I think they were at most at the same time not one preceded the other. GPLv2 was year 1991 and from what I can read the GPLv1 was first mentioned in 1988. So unless we are talking about a specific version which from my reading we are not. > and that "free" or "open source" software certainly > existed well before the FSF did. I received system distributions for > DECsystem-10s in the 70s, entirely in source form... Are wa talking about you having this system at home or was this at your workplace/university where the university/work probably payed a license fee to get this similar to what todays commercial products have. If my history isn't wrong if you bought a license from a company for the software many companies included the source code(this is pre-m$) for no charge or a bit extra. > > >The freedom to become less free is a paradox. > > Now, _this_ is simply untrue. I thought I'd let it slide the first > time, but it seems to be becoming a slogan with you, so allow me to > correct your misapprehensions. > > A trivial counter-example, familiar to any law student who's gotten > past his first couple of days of contract law: As an adult, you are > _free_ to sign any (presumably valid) contract you choose to. Once > you've signed, however, you've abandoned the freedom to take or leave > the conditions placed upon you by that contract. > > So, where's the "paradox", Mr. Crossland? > > (You've let us know you're not a developer; it's becoming clear you > have no greater level of understanding of legal issues.) I won't comment on this as IANAL. -- Andraž "ruskie" Levstik Source Mage GNU/Linux Games grimoire guru Geek/Hacker/Tinker Hacker FAQ: http://www.plethora.net/%7eseebs/faqs/hacker.html Be sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth. Key id = F4C1F89C Key fingerprint = 6FF2 8F20 4C9D DB36 B5B6 F134 884D 72CC F4C1 F89C ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
RE: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
>This is simply untrue. The fact is, as originally stated, that the BSD preceded the GPL (by two years or ten) and that "free" or "open source" software certainly existed well before the FSF did. I received system distributions for DECsystem-10s in the 70s, entirely in source form... >The freedom to become less free is a paradox. Now, _this_ is simply untrue. I thought I'd let it slide the first time, but it seems to be becoming a slogan with you, so allow me to correct your misapprehensions. A trivial counter-example, familiar to any law student who's gotten past his first couple of days of contract law: As an adult, you are _free_ to sign any (presumably valid) contract you choose to. Once you've signed, however, you've abandoned the freedom to take or leave the conditions placed upon you by that contract. So, where's the "paradox", Mr. Crossland? (You've let us know you're not a developer; it's becoming clear you have no greater level of understanding of legal issues.) ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 27/01/07, Gabriel Ambuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Saturday 27 January 2007 12:23:52 Dave Crossland wrote: > > And besides, the BSDL predates the GPLv1 by a decade. > This is simply untrue. > > I have done some research on this: > > http://books.google.co.uk/books?q=%22at%26t+source+license%22+BSD > > "In 1989 the "Networking Tape 1" was released; this was the first time > that BSD UNIX code was available to anyone without a very expensive > proprietary license from AT&T." That does in no way proof me wrong. Before that, there was always some AT&T code in BSD, so it wasn't completely BSDL and couldnt not be used without permission from AT&T. THat doesn't say the BSDL didnt exist. I genuinely, sincerely would appreciate it if you found some reference for this, other than you saying it. Because the reference I just stated contradicts you: "In June 1989 the Berkeley group took just this approach, releasing the TCP/IP code and a set of supporting utilities that had been written without any AT&T code as 'Networking Release 1.' 'Networking Release 1 came with generous licensing terms. This was the first example of what would later be called a BSD-style license." http://books.google.co.uk/books?q=%22came+with+generous+licensing+terms%22 -- Regards, Dave ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On Saturday 27 January 2007 12:23:52 Dave Crossland wrote: > > And besides, the BSDL predates the GPLv1 by a decade. > This is simply untrue. > > I have done some research on this: > > http://books.google.co.uk/books?q=%22at%26t+source+license%22+BSD > > "In 1989 the "Networking Tape 1" was released; this was the first time > that BSD UNIX code was available to anyone without a very expensive > proprietary license from AT&T." That does in no way proof me wrong. Before that, there was always some AT&T code in BSD, so it wasn't completely BSDL and couldnt not be used without permission from AT&T. THat doesn't say the BSDL didnt exist. pgpddoOR6CENr.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 24/01/07, Gabriel Ambuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: And besides, the BSDL predates the GPLv1 by a decade. This is simply untrue. I have done some research on this: http://books.google.co.uk/books?q=%22at%26t+source+license%22+BSD "In 1989 the "Networking Tape 1" was released; this was the first time that BSD UNIX code was available to anyone without a very expensive proprietary license from AT&T." "An AT&T source license in 1988 could cost as much as $100,000, making it prohibitive for many would-be users of BSD." And many would argue (I certainly do, but obviously not the FSF) that the BSDL is much more free than the GPL. The freedom to become less free is a paradox. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-copyleft.html explains why copyleft licenses like the GPL are better than permissive free software licenses like the revised BSD license. -- Regards, Dave ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Free This Mailing List! (was Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone))
I think we've heard the viewpoints of both sides... In my humble opinion, this whole discussion (while it showed some good viewpoints on both sides) is a bit premature. We haven't seen any documentation from the Openmoko team that suggests that they use one notation or the other. As Sean already stated; they will acknowledge the importance of GNU; how they do that is their decision. So please, let this discussion die. sincerely, Marcel de Jong On 1/25/07, Renaissance Man <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Are you denying that you lied about people "making demands"? No one has made any "demands." It is not a personal attack to point out that this is a bald faced lie. It appears farcical that you keep adding to this thread while complaining that it is being continued. If you don't like the discussion, stay out of it. But I understand why you want to drag the discussion into the gutter; you can't argue your point of view rationally so you attempt to drag the discussion down, accuse your opponents of "religious fervour," and then declare the discussion silly and over. Renaissance Man On 25 Jan 2007, at 9:32 pm, David Schlesinger wrote: >It might help things if you didn't continue to make bald face lies David. Not as much it would "help things" if you'd stop behaving like a four-year-old, and stop wasting everyone's time with exactly the sort of "personal attacks" you were whining about just a couple of days ago. You (still) seem to be the one who's most guilty of making them. Consistency isn't your strong suit, is it? ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Free This Mailing List! (was Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone))
Are you denying that you lied about people "making demands"? No one has made any "demands." It is not a personal attack to point out that this is a bald faced lie. It appears farcical that you keep adding to this thread while complaining that it is being continued. If you don't like the discussion, stay out of it. But I understand why you want to drag the discussion into the gutter; you can't argue your point of view rationally so you attempt to drag the discussion down, accuse your opponents of "religious fervour," and then declare the discussion silly and over. Renaissance Man On 25 Jan 2007, at 9:32 pm, David Schlesinger wrote: >It might help things if you didn't continue to make bald face lies David. Not as much it would “help things” if you’d stop behaving like a four-year-old, and stop wasting everyone’s time with exactly the sort of “personal attacks” you were whining about just a couple of days ago. You (still) seem to be the one who’s most guilty of making them. Consistency isn’t your strong suit, is it? ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Free This Mailing List! (was Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone))
>It might help things if you didn't continue to make bald face lies David. > Not as much it would ³help things² if you¹d stop behaving like a four-year-old, and stop wasting everyone¹s time with exactly the sort of ³personal attacks² you were whining about just a couple of days ago. You (still) seem to be the one who¹s most guilty of making them. Consistency isn¹t your strong suit, is it? ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Free This Mailing List! (was Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone))
On 24 Jan 2007, at 7:13 pm, David Schlesinger wrote: Where did I, or anybody else, DEMAND that OpenMoko give credit to GNU? Dave Crossland's demanded it on a couple of occasions. Go back and reread his latest messages, particularly his message of 6:13 am this morning. It might help things if you didn't continue to make bald face lies David. Renaissance Man___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 24/01/07, Gabriel Ambuehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wednesday 24 January 2007 17:15, Dave Crossland wrote: > I feel it is misleading to describe code distributed in the 1960s and > 70s as 'free software' - because software freedom was not recognised > or enshrined. Ok, now that's just being ridiculous. > It would be like labelling early farmers as organic. Which they very clearly were. Well... Free software existed before GNU, for sure. For example there is one piece of pre-GNU free software, TeX, that is still used in the GNU/Linux system today. The MIT AI lab practiced the free software way of life in the 60s and 70s, and that's what directly inspired the free software movement. But the basic idea of the movement - that software must be free in order to respect the user's freedom - was new. People had written free software before that, but they did not make it a political issue before that. In much the same way, people had farmed organically before, but they did not make it a political issue before, like today's organic farmers do. So to call early farmers 'organic' is misleading, because it implies they held a political stance in a situation that just didn't exist yet. -- Regards, Dave ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Free This Mailing List! (was Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone))
On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1/24/07 11:03 AM, "Declan Naughton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 1/24/07 10:20 AM, "Declan Naughton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> As far as I am aware, OpenMoko is not using the GNU/CMU Mach kernel.. >> >> No, they're certainly not. However, "GNU" _is_ and they're failing to give >> appropriate credit to the "principal developer" of their system. So on what >> basis are you demanding that OpenMoko give credit to GNU when GNU refuses to >> give credit to Mach...? As I've said, that's nothing more than self-serving >> hypocrisy. > > Where did I, or anybody else, DEMAND that OpenMoko give credit to GNU? Dave Crossland's demanded it on a couple of occasions. Go back and reread his latest messages, particularly his message of 6:13 am this morning. Can't find anything.. If you could link me from http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/ I'd appreciate it. > GNU refuse to give credit to Mach? They only call the microkernel GNU *MACH*! No, this is _absconding_ with credit which belongs to someone else, specifically the CMU Mach team; naming someone else's work after yourself doesn't constitute giving them "credit" by any reasonable stretch of the imagination. GNU simply took advantage of the unlicensed state of Mach, relicensed it unilaterally under the GPL and re-christened it. If GNU's contribution to "GNU/Linux" is significant enough to merit endless discussion of giving them credit on mailing lists which are dedicated to other topics, why is CMU's contribution to "GNU" (so-called) not given equal shrift? Why this "Oh, I'll ask about it..." hand-waving? Does your commitment to "freedom" only extend to efforts on behalf of the FSF...? I looked into it, a bit. GNU forked Mach 4, creating GNU _Mach_. I don't get your problem.. Also (from a GNU/Hurd developer) "Not to mention that we never try to discredit CMU for the work they did" and "If we called Mach for Hcam or something then such a argument might have a point" and "For example, by calling GNU for `Linux' you discredit the GNU project by insinuating that Linus et al wrote GNU". My "commitment to freedom" I would well say does extend past the efforts of the FSF. Let GNU resolve their own issues with giving appropriate credit before you start insisting that others do the same for GNU. Again, *I* am not insisting on anything. -- Declan Naughton ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Free This Mailing List! (was Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone))
On 1/24/07 11:03 AM, "Declan Naughton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 1/24/07 10:20 AM, "Declan Naughton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> As far as I am aware, OpenMoko is not using the GNU/CMU Mach kernel.. >> >> No, they're certainly not. However, "GNU" _is_ and they're failing to give >> appropriate credit to the "principal developer" of their system. So on what >> basis are you demanding that OpenMoko give credit to GNU when GNU refuses to >> give credit to Mach...? As I've said, that's nothing more than self-serving >> hypocrisy. > > Where did I, or anybody else, DEMAND that OpenMoko give credit to GNU? Dave Crossland's demanded it on a couple of occasions. Go back and reread his latest messages, particularly his message of 6:13 am this morning. > GNU refuse to give credit to Mach? They only call the microkernel GNU *MACH*! No, this is _absconding_ with credit which belongs to someone else, specifically the CMU Mach team; naming someone else's work after yourself doesn't constitute giving them "credit" by any reasonable stretch of the imagination. GNU simply took advantage of the unlicensed state of Mach, relicensed it unilaterally under the GPL and re-christened it. If GNU's contribution to "GNU/Linux" is significant enough to merit endless discussion of giving them credit on mailing lists which are dedicated to other topics, why is CMU's contribution to "GNU" (so-called) not given equal shrift? Why this "Oh, I'll ask about it..." hand-waving? Does your commitment to "freedom" only extend to efforts on behalf of the FSF...? Let GNU resolve their own issues with giving appropriate credit before you start insisting that others do the same for GNU. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Free This Mailing List! (was Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone))
On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1/24/07 10:20 AM, "Declan Naughton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As far as I am aware, OpenMoko is not using the GNU/CMU Mach kernel.. No, they're certainly not. However, "GNU" _is_ and they're failing to give appropriate credit to the "principal developer" of their system. So on what basis are you demanding that OpenMoko give credit to GNU when GNU refuses to give credit to Mach...? As I've said, that's nothing more than self-serving hypocrisy. Where did I, or anybody else, DEMAND that OpenMoko give credit to GNU? So on what basis are you demanding that OpenMoko give credit to GNU when GNU refuses to give credit to Mach...? GNU refuse to give credit to Mach? They only call the microkernel GNU *MACH*! Nevertheless, two wrongs don't make a right. I'm sure GNU will be getting credit anyhow, the question is when we explain what OpenMoko is based on, how much we tell about it's not-all-done-by-the-Linux-guys (and GNU guys, I know) history. -- Declan Naughton ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Free This Mailing List! (was Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone))
On 1/24/07 10:20 AM, "Declan Naughton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As far as I am aware, OpenMoko is not using the GNU/CMU Mach kernel.. No, they're certainly not. However, "GNU" _is_ and they're failing to give appropriate credit to the "principal developer" of their system. So on what basis are you demanding that OpenMoko give credit to GNU when GNU refuses to give credit to Mach...? As I've said, that's nothing more than self-serving hypocrisy. Physician, heal thyself. Do you folks intend to keep this "discussion" going until you either get your way or the heat death of the Universe takes place...? ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 1/24/07, Raymond Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Declan Naughton wrote: > On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 1/24/07 9:51 AM, "Declan Naughton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> Better still, tell you what: since you're all about the "ethics" >> here, go >> >> and get the folks at "GNU" to change the name of their system to >> "GNU/Mach" >> >> and _then_ come back to talk to _us_. >> > >> > I might ask about that alright. >> >> You do that. Let us know how it works out. >> >> When the FSF gets their _own_ little confusions about who's the >> 'principal >> developer" of what sorted out, they'll be in a (slightly) more tenable >> position to wander in and make demands of others. >> >> Until that happens, this demand of yours seems entirely hypocritical, >> given >> the genesis of the (soi-disant) "GNU" kernel. >> >> >> > > As far as I am aware, OpenMoko is not using the GNU/CMU Mach kernel.. > OK, this is a really silly argument and I have tried to keep out of it but does anyone even know how much "GNU" software is in OpenMoko? I would assume they are using busybox like every other embedded machine. While GPLed, I do not believe that it is GNU program. Dropbear ssh (another common embedded app) is MIT-style licensed, etc. How much GNU software must be on the system to qualify as GNU/Linux? http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/001655.html See also the GNU/Linux FAQ at http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html -- Declan Naughton ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
Declan Naughton wrote: On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1/24/07 9:51 AM, "Declan Naughton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Better still, tell you what: since you're all about the "ethics" here, go >> and get the folks at "GNU" to change the name of their system to "GNU/Mach" >> and _then_ come back to talk to _us_. > > I might ask about that alright. You do that. Let us know how it works out. When the FSF gets their _own_ little confusions about who's the 'principal developer" of what sorted out, they'll be in a (slightly) more tenable position to wander in and make demands of others. Until that happens, this demand of yours seems entirely hypocritical, given the genesis of the (soi-disant) "GNU" kernel. As far as I am aware, OpenMoko is not using the GNU/CMU Mach kernel.. OK, this is a really silly argument and I have tried to keep out of it but does anyone even know how much "GNU" software is in OpenMoko? I would assume they are using busybox like every other embedded machine. While GPLed, I do not believe that it is GNU program. Dropbear ssh (another common embedded app) is MIT-style licensed, etc. How much GNU software must be on the system to qualify as GNU/Linux? Ray ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1/24/07 9:51 AM, "Declan Naughton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Better still, tell you what: since you're all about the "ethics" here, go >> and get the folks at "GNU" to change the name of their system to "GNU/Mach" >> and _then_ come back to talk to _us_. > > I might ask about that alright. You do that. Let us know how it works out. When the FSF gets their _own_ little confusions about who's the 'principal developer" of what sorted out, they'll be in a (slightly) more tenable position to wander in and make demands of others. Until that happens, this demand of yours seems entirely hypocritical, given the genesis of the (soi-disant) "GNU" kernel. As far as I am aware, OpenMoko is not using the GNU/CMU Mach kernel.. -- Declan Naughton ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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On 1/24/07 9:51 AM, "Declan Naughton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Better still, tell you what: since you're all about the "ethics" here, go >> and get the folks at "GNU" to change the name of their system to "GNU/Mach" >> and _then_ come back to talk to _us_. > > I might ask about that alright. You do that. Let us know how it works out. When the FSF gets their _own_ little confusions about who's the 'principal developer" of what sorted out, they'll be in a (slightly) more tenable position to wander in and make demands of others. Until that happens, this demand of yours seems entirely hypocritical, given the genesis of the (soi-disant) "GNU" kernel. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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On 1/24/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Better still, tell you what: since you're all about the "ethics" here, go and get the folks at "GNU" to change the name of their system to "GNU/Mach" and _then_ come back to talk to _us_. I might ask about that alright. Why don't you harass the Ubuntu folks with this, hm? Maybe we're not that involved or interested in Ubuntu development? We're on the OpenMoko community list, we wanna discuss this. Awaiting Sean's reply to Crossland... It's got nothing to do with "ethics": it has to do with someone's obsessive [snip] need to get the "credit" he feels he "deserves" but has been "cheated" out of by common parlance. Yeah, because Richard Stallman CLEARLY does not give any sorta crap about software freedom at all. -- Declan Naughton ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On Wednesday 24 January 2007 17:15, Dave Crossland wrote: > I feel it is misleading to describe code distributed in the 1960s and > 70s as 'free software' - because software freedom was not recognised > or enshrined. Ok, now that's just being ridiculous. And besides, the BSDL predates the GPLv1 by a decade. And many would argue (I certainly do, but obviously not the FSF) that the BSDL is much more free than the GPL. > It would be like labelling early farmers as organic. Which they very clearly were. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
Could you just drop this line of discussion, or pursue it off-list...? If they refer to it as "Linux" they'll be in line with pretty much every major _Linux_ distribution out there. On 1/24/07 6:11 AM, "Dave Crossland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Sean, > > On 23/01/07, David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> You must be reading a different link. Sean's email most clearly states >> "in the form of a user's manual that will give credit to GNU." He also >> clearly stated "We'll just call it OpenMoko." > > Could you confirm that if FIC writes that OpenMoko is based on a > popular free software operating system, that will be described as > "GNU/Linux" instead of "Linux"? ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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Gosh, why does this fail to surprise me? Didn't you get to say your piece already? Why don't you harass the Ubuntu folks with this, hm? There are many more folks calling it "Linux" than "GNU/Linux", and very few people who seem to care strongly about your over-developed sense of "history" and "ethics", but you seem to be hgving trouble accepting that. One _more_ time: you are dragging down the signal-to-noise ratio on the list with this persistent silliness. I thought you'd developed a little maturity and decided to drop it and stay on topic, but I see I was over-optimistic. It's got nothing to do with "ethics": it has to do with someone's obsessive (and at least four lengthy web pages on the subject counts in my book as "obsessive") need to get the "credit" he feels he "deserves" but has been "cheated" out of by common parlance. Better still, tell you what: since you're all about the "ethics" here, go and get the folks at "GNU" to change the name of their system to "GNU/Mach" and _then_ come back to talk to _us_. "Ethics" should start at home. On 1/24/07 8:15 AM, "Dave Crossland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 23/01/07, David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> - Free software existed before GNU >> - Free software philosophies and movements existed before GNU >> - Free software will continue to exist after GNU >> - Free software philosophies and movements will continue to exist after GNU >> - GNU is not the One True Way (tm) of free software, never was, and >> never will be > > I feel it is misleading to describe code distributed in the 1960s and > 70s as 'free software' - because software freedom was not recognised > or enshrined. > > It would be like labelling early farmers as organic. > >> It's okay for you to disagree, but this doesn't give you the right to >> keep browbeating people into accepting the religion of GNU. > > This is a matter of ethics, not religion. When you call it "religion", > do you mean it is purely arbitrary and not worth thinking about? Do > you dismiss all ethics by calling it > "religion"? ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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On 23/01/07, David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - Free software existed before GNU - Free software philosophies and movements existed before GNU - Free software will continue to exist after GNU - Free software philosophies and movements will continue to exist after GNU - GNU is not the One True Way (tm) of free software, never was, and never will be I feel it is misleading to describe code distributed in the 1960s and 70s as 'free software' - because software freedom was not recognised or enshrined. It would be like labelling early farmers as organic. It's okay for you to disagree, but this doesn't give you the right to keep browbeating people into accepting the religion of GNU. This is a matter of ethics, not religion. When you call it "religion", do you mean it is purely arbitrary and not worth thinking about? Do you dismiss all ethics by calling it "religion"? -- Regards, Dave ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
Hi Sean, On 23/01/07, David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You must be reading a different link. Sean's email most clearly states "in the form of a user's manual that will give credit to GNU." He also clearly stated "We'll just call it OpenMoko." Could you confirm that if FIC writes that OpenMoko is based on a popular free software operating system, that will be described as "GNU/Linux" instead of "Linux"? -- Regards, Dave ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
what's worse than that? a) someone that walked into the middle of it and badmouths one side as worst for going on and on about it when we shut up and the other side was the one going on and on about it and b) someone that posts the below paragraph that has nothing to do with the current conversation. MR wrote: the only thing worse than someone that goes on and on about how gnu is the only way to be etc is someone that goes on and on and on about how those people are wrong and annoying.. IMO this thread is as dead as a doornail.. On 1/23/07, David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Most sales droids I know wouldn't even have a clue about either GNU or Linux :-D -david Andreas Kostyrka wrote: > * Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070122 21:37]: > >> That also wouldn't be accurate. The droid, refering to >> wikipedia-stable, might instead say: >> >> "So, it's something _different_ than Linux?" >> "Well, not really. GNU/Linux is the whole system; Linux is one part of >> the system, and it is a very important part, but it often gets >> misunderstood as the whole system. If you refer to the whole system, >> please call it GNU/Linux." >> > > You've got a quite optimistic view when it comes to sales droids ;) > > Andreas > > ___ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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You must be reading a different link. Sean's email most clearly states "in the form of a user's manual that will give credit to GNU." He also clearly stated "We'll just call it OpenMoko." It's very amusing how the GNU camp facts just sort of twist and bend like grass in the wind. -david p.s. my quotes are direct letter for letter and I do invite you to compare. Renaissance Man wrote: From: http://www.linuxtogo.org/gowiki/OpenMoko/Debate-GNU-Linux "This debate cannot be won, by either side. Sometimes intelligent people disagree, this is A Good Thing." Actually I thought it was pretty clear from Sean's comment on the matter that, with regard to OpenMoko, that GNU/Linux does indeed win the day: http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/001720.html Renaissance Man ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On Monday 22 January 2007 20:07, David Ford wrote: > p.s. the more people blabber about GNU, the more I try to remove it from > my system and support non-GNU replacements. > That's obviously your prerogative, by all means. But... wow, talk about throwing out the baby with the bath water. I'm curious, which GNU software have you replaced non-GNU alternatives? Anyhow, good luck replacing: gcc make autotools glibc coreutils ... and friends. Now, I'm not using that as an example of how important GNU is, but rather to illuminate what a complete excercise in futility it would be for you to make some sort of personal stand by removing GNU software from your system. In fact, you'll be doubly hosed, because 99.9% of the free software you download and install will also themselves have been compiled with the above assortment of GNU software. Shooting oneself in the foot technically, because people can be annoying socially, is... well... a bit of a misguided solution, to put it lightly. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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the only thing worse than someone that goes on and on about how gnu is the only way to be etc is someone that goes on and on and on about how those people are wrong and annoying.. IMO this thread is as dead as a doornail.. On 1/23/07, David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Most sales droids I know wouldn't even have a clue about either GNU or Linux :-D -david Andreas Kostyrka wrote: > * Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070122 21:37]: > >> That also wouldn't be accurate. The droid, refering to >> wikipedia-stable, might instead say: >> >> "So, it's something _different_ than Linux?" >> "Well, not really. GNU/Linux is the whole system; Linux is one part of >> the system, and it is a very important part, but it often gets >> misunderstood as the whole system. If you refer to the whole system, >> please call it GNU/Linux." >> > > You've got a quite optimistic view when it comes to sales droids ;) > > Andreas > > ___ > OpenMoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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Let's call it Linux and be done with it. Declan Naughton wrote: Let's just call it GNU/Linux and be done with it. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
Most sales droids I know wouldn't even have a clue about either GNU or Linux :-D -david Andreas Kostyrka wrote: * Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070122 21:37]: That also wouldn't be accurate. The droid, refering to wikipedia-stable, might instead say: "So, it's something _different_ than Linux?" "Well, not really. GNU/Linux is the whole system; Linux is one part of the system, and it is a very important part, but it often gets misunderstood as the whole system. If you refer to the whole system, please call it GNU/Linux." You've got a quite optimistic view when it comes to sales droids ;) Andreas ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
I believe we already saw Sean's reply to you and he said "GNU" would be credited in the documentation. -david p.s. the more people blabber about GNU, the more I try to remove it from my system and support non-GNU replacements. this is called the point of where proselytizing is no longer informing people, it's annoying them [insert vibrant verbs as desired] and pushing them away. it also harms the FSF. consider all the bad press that happens as a side effect when you evangelize GNU. Dave Crossland wrote: On 22/01/07, MR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just joined the mailing list but if the point of this thread is about whether the manual/box/website for openmoko should refer to it using Linux or GNU/Linux then I am 100% whole heartedly behind GNU/Linux. That's originally what this thead was about, yes. It's not clear which term FIC will adopt for their release at this point. But they did say that they will promote "OpenMoko" more than anything else as the name for the system, probably for the reasons you cited :-) If there were the possibility of replacing the kernel with say a cut down bsd kernel (just an example) but keeping all the GNU tools There is this possibility: http://www.gnusolaris.org and http://www.debian.org/ports/kfreebsd-gnu/ :-) ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
Dave Crossland wrote: I get it, okay? I disagree. Telling me that "GNU" is a "principal developer" doesn't make it so and opinions clearly vary here. So, why don't you let those of use who choose to use a more commonly accepted, no less accurate, and more generally understood name simply do so? Does the popularity of an error makes it the truth? Apparently, since we feel that is what you're espousing. And in regards to the kernel vs os theory, Linus himself takes to calling the entire system as Linux. Since he's the one that started this whole tree and everyone chose to toss their software underneath his kernel, I'm inclined to say that he and I have matching naming for this set of software. I'd say I'm tickled pink, but i'm not. So if Linus calls it Linux, where is the error? It seems to largely be more of just a matter of pedantic opinion based on a conceived notion for a given point in time. Notions change and the times have changed. -david ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
Nor does it give you (or your side of the fence) the right to make
statements as fact that the other side clearly disagrees with and
continue to imply they are fact.
Such statements are just as inflammatory and to repeatedly state them is
a thinly veiled personal attack.
I stopped talking about this for a while to show maturity. During my
period of restraint Crossland has filled the void with "GNU is teh
stuff!" with every other breath. I have no anger toward Crossland, just
annoyance at the blatant "fact" pushing that isn't fact at all and the
misrepresentation of fact and implication that because he didn't see
proof of my existence and software 25 years ago then my statements
should be voided. He isn't being accurate as he bluntly stated.
That's quite annoying and stereotypical of proselytizing (yeah, I felt
the word was appropriate too by now) and you're taking the apparent view
that he is 100% right and feel necessary to hit back at anyone that
disagrees. David's response being a personal attack is vague.
There are clearly advocates on both sides of the fence and everybody
knows that you guys aren't going to agree with our opinion and we aren't
going to agree with your opinion. Note that I said opinion, not facts.
Just because GNU made a webpage on something doesn't mean it's the one
true set of facts or even factual at all.
Here are some FACTS:
- Free software existed before GNU
- Free software philosophies and movements existed before GNU
- Free software will continue to exist after GNU
- Free software philosophies and movements will continue to exist after GNU
- GNU is not the One True Way (tm) of free software, never was, and
never will be
It's okay for you to disagree, but this doesn't give you the right to
keep browbeating people into accepting the religion of GNU.
-david
Renaissance Man wrote:
David, if you're not interested in the topic take note of the subject
in your inbox and stop reading the thread. Don't troll the thread with
inflammatory arguments and personal attacks.
You may have made up your mind but there are clearly other people who
would like to continue the discussion, since they're asking questions.
Crossland was doing just that, answering someone's question.
It's okay for you to disagree, but this doesn't give you the right to
keep browbeating people into stopping the discussion.
Renaissance Man
On 22 Jan 2007, at 7:29 pm, David Schlesinger wrote:
I like to be accurate and know what I am talking about, and I like
others to be too :-)
It simply never ends, does it?
Feel entirely free to call it "GNU/Linux", "Bob/Linux", "Jim/Linux"
or whatever you like, okay. But _please_ stop proselytizing.
Have you ever noticed how folks with a zealot-like position assume,
that when you disagree with them, that it represents some failure of
adequate (or maybe adequately _repeated_) explanation on their part...?
I get it, okay? I disagree. Telling me that "GNU" is a "principal
developer" doesn't make it so and opinions clearly vary here.
So, why don't you let those of use who choose to use a more commonly
accepted, no less accurate, and more generally understood name simply
do so?
I can just see some poor fellow asking a sales-droid what the actual
difference is between "Linux" ("I've _heard_ of _that_!") and
"_GNU_/Linux".
"So, it's something _different_ than Linux?"
"Yes, it's more conducive to personal freedom and encourages
community better."
"Does it make the phone _do_ anything different?"
"Other than encouraging freedom, no."
"Um, mm-kay... I realy just wanted a cell phone... Maybe I should get
a Microsoft one instead; I've _heard_ of that. I don't what what this
GNU stuff is, but I never heard of it, so I don't know whether it
really works or not... Are you sure you don't have one that just runs
_Linux_...?"
"Sorry, nope. Ya _fascist._"
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Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
From: http://www.linuxtogo.org/gowiki/OpenMoko/Debate-GNU-Linux "This debate cannot be won, by either side. Sometimes intelligent people disagree, this is A Good Thing." Actually I thought it was pretty clear from Sean's comment on the matter that, with regard to OpenMoko, that GNU/Linux does indeed win the day: http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/001720.html Renaissance Man On 23 Jan 2007, at 12:30 am, Richard Franks wrote: On 1/22/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It simply never ends, does it? One can hope :-) Next time I get another argument on this subject in my inbox, I'm going to simply email this back-to-sender, not the entire list: http://www.linuxtogo.org/gowiki/OpenMoko/Debate-GNU-Linux Thus hopefully, we can get back to the fun and interesting stuff! Of course, it may be vandalised, or 'improved' upon, but I'm also not going to touch that page again, so go ahead! Richard ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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On 1/22/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It simply never ends, does it? One can hope :-) Next time I get another argument on this subject in my inbox, I'm going to simply email this back-to-sender, not the entire list: http://www.linuxtogo.org/gowiki/OpenMoko/Debate-GNU-Linux Thus hopefully, we can get back to the fun and interesting stuff! Of course, it may be vandalised, or 'improved' upon, but I'm also not going to touch that page again, so go ahead! Richard ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
Let's just call it GNU/Linux and be done with it. On 1/22/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Feel entirely free to call it "GNU/Linux", "Bob/Linux", "Jim/Linux" or > whatever you like, okay. But _please_ stop proselytizing. >Dude, why so prickly? I am not sure why this discussion is making you >so agitated..? We are having a discussion, and if you want it to stop, >just... stop? :-) I'm not agitated, I simply (as do others) view this whole discussion as off-topic, divisive, unproductive and out-of-place here. Why on _this_ list? Surely, you'd have more impact with your crusade if you went and pestered the Ubuntu folks to make _their_ site say "_GNU_/Linux for Human Beings." Not to mention getting the SuSe folks to change their product name to "SuSE _GNU_/Linux", and the Red Hat folks to change _theirs_ to "Red Hat _GNU_/Linux", and the Mandriva folks, and the Knoppix folks, and the Gentoo folks, etc., etc., etc. There have been literally dozens of messages on these threads, the plurality of 'em from you, and after the first half-dozen or so, there's been nothing new to say. >Does the popularity of an error makes it the truth? It sure makes it not worth clogging up an unrelated mailing list with endless messages about it. Is there other misinformation you're going to feel impelled to "correct" us on? Why don't you invest in finding a better PR agency for the FSF instead? (The fact is that the "principal designer" of the "GNU system" hasn't managed to get an actual working _system_ worth talking about put together so far, and no change in sight, in spite of having had since 1983 to work on it. The kernel isn't even "GNU" development, it was lifted pretty much wholesale from CMU's work on Mach, simply relicensed under GPL and re-christened "GNU Mach". So Avie Tevanian and the guys from CMU clearly deserve credit: the putative OS should be the "GNU/Mach System" in order to give credit to its "principal designers"...) >I would want to suggest that in fact Australians speak English, and to >discuss the history and origin of Australia. And it would be just as off-topic if you were discussing the history and origins of Australia on this mailing list as it is for you to be insisting that folks refer free software _your_ way here... >Now now, you are sailing close to Godwin's law :-) Apparently, you've never met an actual cell phone customer. Your sales-droid would have lost them a third of the way into the second sentence. Remember: by definition, half of the folks out there are of below average intelligence. They still buy cell phones. You should drop this, and stick to the subject matter of the mailing list: the FIC phone and the OpenMoko platform. As others have pointed out, you're reducing the signal-to-noise ratio with this. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- Declan Naughton ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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> Feel entirely free to call it "GNU/Linux", "Bob/Linux", "Jim/Linux" or > whatever you like, okay. But _please_ stop proselytizing. >Dude, why so prickly? I am not sure why this discussion is making you >so agitated..? We are having a discussion, and if you want it to stop, >just... stop? :-) I'm not agitated, I simply (as do others) view this whole discussion as off-topic, divisive, unproductive and out-of-place here. Why on _this_ list? Surely, you'd have more impact with your crusade if you went and pestered the Ubuntu folks to make _their_ site say "_GNU_/Linux for Human Beings." Not to mention getting the SuSe folks to change their product name to "SuSE _GNU_/Linux", and the Red Hat folks to change _theirs_ to "Red Hat _GNU_/Linux", and the Mandriva folks, and the Knoppix folks, and the Gentoo folks, etc., etc., etc. There have been literally dozens of messages on these threads, the plurality of 'em from you, and after the first half-dozen or so, there's been nothing new to say. >Does the popularity of an error makes it the truth? It sure makes it not worth clogging up an unrelated mailing list with endless messages about it. Is there other misinformation you're going to feel impelled to "correct" us on? Why don't you invest in finding a better PR agency for the FSF instead? (The fact is that the "principal designer" of the "GNU system" hasn't managed to get an actual working _system_ worth talking about put together so far, and no change in sight, in spite of having had since 1983 to work on it. The kernel isn't even "GNU" development, it was lifted pretty much wholesale from CMU's work on Mach, simply relicensed under GPL and re-christened "GNU Mach". So Avie Tevanian and the guys from CMU clearly deserve credit: the putative OS should be the "GNU/Mach System" in order to give credit to its "principal designers"...) >I would want to suggest that in fact Australians speak English, and to >discuss the history and origin of Australia. And it would be just as off-topic if you were discussing the history and origins of Australia on this mailing list as it is for you to be insisting that folks refer free software _your_ way here... >Now now, you are sailing close to Godwin's law :-) Apparently, you've never met an actual cell phone customer. Your sales-droid would have lost them a third of the way into the second sentence. Remember: by definition, half of the folks out there are of below average intelligence. They still buy cell phones. You should drop this, and stick to the subject matter of the mailing list: the FIC phone and the OpenMoko platform. As others have pointed out, you're reducing the signal-to-noise ratio with this. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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* Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070122 21:37]: > That also wouldn't be accurate. The droid, refering to > wikipedia-stable, might instead say: > > "So, it's something _different_ than Linux?" > "Well, not really. GNU/Linux is the whole system; Linux is one part of > the system, and it is a very important part, but it often gets > misunderstood as the whole system. If you refer to the whole system, > please call it GNU/Linux." You've got a quite optimistic view when it comes to sales droids ;) Andreas ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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On 22/01/07, MR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I just joined the mailing list but if the point of this thread is about whether the manual/box/website for openmoko should refer to it using Linux or GNU/Linux then I am 100% whole heartedly behind GNU/Linux. That's originally what this thead was about, yes. It's not clear which term FIC will adopt for their release at this point. But they did say that they will promote "OpenMoko" more than anything else as the name for the system, probably for the reasons you cited :-) If there were the possibility of replacing the kernel with say a cut down bsd kernel (just an example) but keeping all the GNU tools There is this possibility: http://www.gnusolaris.org and http://www.debian.org/ports/kfreebsd-gnu/ :-) -- Regards, Dave ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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On 22/01/07, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I like to be accurate and know what I am talking about, and I like
>others to be too :-)
It simply never ends, does it?
Well, this *is* the internet ;-)
Feel entirely free to call it "GNU/Linux", "Bob/Linux", "Jim/Linux" or
whatever you like, okay. But _please_ stop proselytizing.
Dude, why so prickly? I am not sure why this discussion is making you
so agitated..? We are having a discussion, and if you want it to stop,
just... stop? :-)
Have you ever noticed how folks with a zealot-like position assume, that
when you disagree with them, that it represents some failure of adequate
(or maybe adequately _repeated_) explanation on their part...?
We disagree, and I for one am enjoying discussing how our perspectives
differ. I want to understand your perspective, but I don't because
I've heard and seen things that contradict it. I am presenting these,
and hoping you will explain why they are wrong. Instead of asking me
to shut up...
I get it, okay? I disagree. Telling me that "GNU" is a "principal
developer" doesn't make it so and opinions clearly vary here.
So, why don't you let those of use who choose to use a more commonly
accepted, no less accurate, and more generally understood name simply do
so?
Does the popularity of an error makes it the truth?
What would you do if you heard someone say, "Australians speak American."?
I would want to suggest that in fact Australians speak English, and to
discuss the history and origin of Australia.
I can just see some poor fellow asking a sales-droid what the actual
difference is between "Linux" ("I've _heard_ of _that_!") and
"_GNU_/Linux".
"So, it's something _different_ than Linux?"
"Yes, it's more conducive to personal freedom and encourages community
better."
That also wouldn't be accurate. The droid, refering to
wikipedia-stable, might instead say:
"So, it's something _different_ than Linux?"
"Well, not really. GNU/Linux is the whole system; Linux is one part of
the system, and it is a very important part, but it often gets
misunderstood as the whole system. If you refer to the whole system,
please call it GNU/Linux."
"Does it make the phone _do_ anything different?"
"Other than encouraging freedom, no."
"Um, mm-kay... I realy just wanted a cell phone... Maybe I should get a
Microsoft one instead; I've _heard_ of that. I don't what what this GNU
stuff is, but I never heard of it, so I don't know whether it really
works or not... Are you sure you don't have one that just runs
_Linux_...?"
"Sorry, nope. Ya _fascist._"
Now now, you are sailing close to Godwin's law :-)
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> Don't troll the thread with inflammatory arguments and personal attacks. Maybe you could identify for me where I've been making these "personal attacks". As I seem to recall, _you've_ been the one casting aspersions on people's intentions, intelligence and reading comprehension. What I've done is comment that I find _the discussion_ (which ain't a person) pointless, unproductive and, yes, silly. Physician, heal thyself. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 22 Jan 2007, at 7:49 pm, MR wrote: Actually, I think it would be far better just to call it "mokOS" or something. Mr Integrity, You might like to review these threads MR: http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/001720.html http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/001796.html Of particular interest will probably be this post from Sean Moss-Pultz: http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2007-January/001720.html Renaissance Man P.S. nice name. ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
I just joined the mailing list but if the point of this thread is about whether the manual/box/website for openmoko should refer to it using Linux or GNU/Linux then I am 100% whole heartedly behind GNU/Linux.. If there were the possibility of replacing the kernel with say a cut down bsd kernel (just an example) but keeping all the GNU tools then you obviously couldn't say it was running "linux" which a lot of people would still say but you could say it was running a gnu based OS.. GNU is the operating system which just happens to use a linux kernel.. it could use any other kernel.. even HURD :). Sorry for the rant! Edit: Actually, I think it would be far better just to call it "mokOS" or something.. if you call it linux or gnu/linux is equally confusing to some people.. "what, so it runs ubuntu? (redhat, suse, slackware - whichever one the person has heard of) Alan On 1/22/07, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 22/01/07, Marcel de Jong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 1/21/07, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If more people are aware of why freedom and community matter, then > > they will buy more products that support freedom and community, like > > more Neos. > > How does adding three more letters and a / increase people's knowledge > on free and open software? I like to be accurate and know what I am talking about, and I like others to be too :-) If you name the system "Linux", you suggest a version of the system's origin, history, and purpose that is not true. If you call it GNU/Linux, you present a more accurate idea. This is explained in depth at http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html > Joe Schmoe goes into a store to buy a new phone. > He sees a large selection of phones in the store. He's in the market > of a smartphone, so he choses the department of smartphones. > And then goes looking at the specs and the software bundled with the phone. > He sees that he can choose between phones that run Microsoft Windows > Mobile, Symbian, PalmOS, Nokia proprietary OS, Sony/Ericsson > proprietary OS, and GNU/Linux. > Then looks at the software. Okay, Windows has a nice layout, and has > some really nice apps. > PalmOS' UI is nicely integrated, all apps look decent, though the > input system is something to get used to. > Symbian looks dated and both S/E's as well as Nokia's system look clunky. > The GNU/Linux package looks nice too, and look this one even has GPS > built-in, and has all accessories added in the bundle for merely $350! > That looks like a great system. I'll take it. Joe is judging these phones on purely practical values. The Free Software concept is that there are things more important than practical values - although it does not say that pratical values are unimportant, they clearly are very important. What is more important than practical values? Community and freedom. > Joe Schmoe doesn't care whether it's GNU/Linux or 'just' Linux. It's > not as if he's going to Google "GNU/Linux" while he's in the store to > find out the core-principles of the software. It is exactely as if he is going to do that :-) RenaissanceMan has posted in this thread that he has done just that. > What he does care about is that It Just Works(tm). If he has never had a smartphone before, he is likely to only care for practical values like if it "just works." But if he has owned a smartphone before, he will likely be frustrated with the restrictions that it has imposed on him, because of its proprietary nature. That is why there is such buzz around OpenMoko: At last, a chance to escape proprietary restrictions and get the same freedom and community we are used to with our desktops and laptops :-) > If he takes it out of the box, and charges the unit does the phone > work, can he call his buddies to tell about his new acquisition, can > he text his mates, can he use the calendar? > It should just work, and easily without having to hack the system. > (this should especially hold true for the 'consumer phone' that was > announced in Openmoko's press release) Calling the system "GNU/Linux" instead of "Linux" will not effect this, at all. > Sure, credit where credit is due, and I don't see any problem with > having the manual refer to GNU/Linux (but I also have no qualms if it > doesn't). It would be unfair if it didn't. I like to be fair. > But I think it's a bit farfetched to attribute 3 letters and a / to > all-customer awareness of the principles behind it. For many years the idea of a free software operating system was far fetched. These principles are quite potent, I'd say :-) > If someone buys the phone merely on the grounds that it runs Linux, > chances are he or she is already aware of the history and ideals > behind GNU and Linux. I disagree. The ideas behind the GNU system and the Linux kernel are very different, and many GNU/Linux users believe the system was started in 1991, by a student, for fun. This is sustained by calling the system "Linux" instead o
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
David, if you're not interested in the topic take note of the subject
in your inbox and stop reading the thread. Don't troll the thread
with inflammatory arguments and personal attacks.
You may have made up your mind but there are clearly other people who
would like to continue the discussion, since they're asking
questions. Crossland was doing just that, answering someone's question.
It's okay for you to disagree, but this doesn't give you the right to
keep browbeating people into stopping the discussion.
Renaissance Man
On 22 Jan 2007, at 7:29 pm, David Schlesinger wrote:
I like to be accurate and know what I am talking about, and I like
others to be too :-)
It simply never ends, does it?
Feel entirely free to call it "GNU/Linux", "Bob/Linux", "Jim/Linux"
or whatever you like, okay. But _please_ stop proselytizing.
Have you ever noticed how folks with a zealot-like position assume,
that when you disagree with them, that it represents some failure
of adequate (or maybe adequately _repeated_) explanation on their
part...?
I get it, okay? I disagree. Telling me that "GNU" is a "principal
developer" doesn't make it so and opinions clearly vary here.
So, why don't you let those of use who choose to use a more
commonly accepted, no less accurate, and more generally understood
name simply do so?
I can just see some poor fellow asking a sales-droid what the
actual difference is between "Linux" ("I've _heard_ of _that_!")
and "_GNU_/Linux".
"So, it's something _different_ than Linux?"
"Yes, it's more conducive to personal freedom and encourages
community better."
"Does it make the phone _do_ anything different?"
"Other than encouraging freedom, no."
"Um, mm-kay... I realy just wanted a cell phone... Maybe I should
get a Microsoft one instead; I've _heard_ of that. I don't what
what this GNU stuff is, but I never heard of it, so I don't know
whether it really works or not... Are you sure you don't have one
that just runs _Linux_...?"
"Sorry, nope. Ya _fascist._"
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RE: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
>I like to be accurate and know what I am talking about, and I like
>others to be too :-)
It simply never ends, does it?
Feel entirely free to call it "GNU/Linux", "Bob/Linux", "Jim/Linux" or
whatever you like, okay. But _please_ stop proselytizing.
Have you ever noticed how folks with a zealot-like position assume, that
when you disagree with them, that it represents some failure of adequate
(or maybe adequately _repeated_) explanation on their part...?
I get it, okay? I disagree. Telling me that "GNU" is a "principal
developer" doesn't make it so and opinions clearly vary here.
So, why don't you let those of use who choose to use a more commonly
accepted, no less accurate, and more generally understood name simply do
so?
I can just see some poor fellow asking a sales-droid what the actual
difference is between "Linux" ("I've _heard_ of _that_!") and
"_GNU_/Linux".
"So, it's something _different_ than Linux?"
"Yes, it's more conducive to personal freedom and encourages community
better."
"Does it make the phone _do_ anything different?"
"Other than encouraging freedom, no."
"Um, mm-kay... I realy just wanted a cell phone... Maybe I should get a
Microsoft one instead; I've _heard_ of that. I don't what what this GNU
stuff is, but I never heard of it, so I don't know whether it really
works or not... Are you sure you don't have one that just runs
_Linux_...?"
"Sorry, nope. Ya _fascist._"
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Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
On 22/01/07, Marcel de Jong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1/21/07, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If more people are aware of why freedom and community matter, then > they will buy more products that support freedom and community, like > more Neos. How does adding three more letters and a / increase people's knowledge on free and open software? I like to be accurate and know what I am talking about, and I like others to be too :-) If you name the system "Linux", you suggest a version of the system's origin, history, and purpose that is not true. If you call it GNU/Linux, you present a more accurate idea. This is explained in depth at http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html Joe Schmoe goes into a store to buy a new phone. He sees a large selection of phones in the store. He's in the market of a smartphone, so he choses the department of smartphones. And then goes looking at the specs and the software bundled with the phone. He sees that he can choose between phones that run Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian, PalmOS, Nokia proprietary OS, Sony/Ericsson proprietary OS, and GNU/Linux. Then looks at the software. Okay, Windows has a nice layout, and has some really nice apps. PalmOS' UI is nicely integrated, all apps look decent, though the input system is something to get used to. Symbian looks dated and both S/E's as well as Nokia's system look clunky. The GNU/Linux package looks nice too, and look this one even has GPS built-in, and has all accessories added in the bundle for merely $350! That looks like a great system. I'll take it. Joe is judging these phones on purely practical values. The Free Software concept is that there are things more important than practical values - although it does not say that pratical values are unimportant, they clearly are very important. What is more important than practical values? Community and freedom. Joe Schmoe doesn't care whether it's GNU/Linux or 'just' Linux. It's not as if he's going to Google "GNU/Linux" while he's in the store to find out the core-principles of the software. It is exactely as if he is going to do that :-) RenaissanceMan has posted in this thread that he has done just that. What he does care about is that It Just Works(tm). If he has never had a smartphone before, he is likely to only care for practical values like if it "just works." But if he has owned a smartphone before, he will likely be frustrated with the restrictions that it has imposed on him, because of its proprietary nature. That is why there is such buzz around OpenMoko: At last, a chance to escape proprietary restrictions and get the same freedom and community we are used to with our desktops and laptops :-) If he takes it out of the box, and charges the unit does the phone work, can he call his buddies to tell about his new acquisition, can he text his mates, can he use the calendar? It should just work, and easily without having to hack the system. (this should especially hold true for the 'consumer phone' that was announced in Openmoko's press release) Calling the system "GNU/Linux" instead of "Linux" will not effect this, at all. Sure, credit where credit is due, and I don't see any problem with having the manual refer to GNU/Linux (but I also have no qualms if it doesn't). It would be unfair if it didn't. I like to be fair. But I think it's a bit farfetched to attribute 3 letters and a / to all-customer awareness of the principles behind it. For many years the idea of a free software operating system was far fetched. These principles are quite potent, I'd say :-) If someone buys the phone merely on the grounds that it runs Linux, chances are he or she is already aware of the history and ideals behind GNU and Linux. I disagree. The ideas behind the GNU system and the Linux kernel are very different, and many GNU/Linux users believe the system was started in 1991, by a student, for fun. This is sustained by calling the system "Linux" instead of "GNU/Linux." Let's not get lost in this bottomless pit of misconceptions and well-intended suggestions. Yes, by remaining polite and rational :-) And let's focus our efforts on making this phone a device which Just Works! :) I have no doubt about that :-) -- Regards, Dave ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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(sorry for the premature post) On 22/01/07, Andreas Kostyrka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: * Renaissance Man <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070122 01:38]: > I actually become aware of the FS movement via the GNU > moniker, so it worked on me. For many years I was only aware > of the OS movement (through knowing about "Linux"). Guess you wasn't to much interested in the license of the software you use? Well, I'm certainly a freak for checking the license of anything new first. *g* Yes, and the GNU GPL's introduction text is a very well written introduction to the GNU project. However, there are many people who have heard of "Linux" and "open source" and have never read any software licenses. Proprietary EULAs are so full of legal language non-sense, the idea that a software license could be interesting is very strange :-) The only way that people hear about GNU is by other people talking about it. This is why it is important that the operating system we love, which was started in the GNU project, says that it is a variant of the GNU system plus the Linux kernel. This is well explained in the essay at http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html -- Regards, Dave ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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On 22/01/07, Andreas Kostyrka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: * Renaissance Man <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070122 01:38]: > I actually become aware of the FS movement via the GNU > moniker, so it worked on me. For many years I was only aware > of the OS movement (through knowing about "Linux"). Guess you wasn't to much interested in the license of the software you use? Well, I'm certainly a freak for checking the license of anything new first. *g* Yes, and the GNU GPL's introduction text is a very well written introduction to the GNU project. However, there are many people who have heard of "Linux" and "open source" and have never read any software licenses. Proprietary EULAs are so full of legal language non-sense, the idea that a software license could be interesting is very strange :-) The only way that people hear about GNU is by other people talking about it. This is why it is important that the operating system we love, which was started by the GNU project, makes -- Regards, Dave ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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On 1/22/07, Marcel de Jong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How does adding three more letters and a / increase people's knowledge on free and open software? The whole idea of calling the system GNU/Linux rather than Linux is a campaign of education. People that have heard of Linux and not GNU can look into it (e.g. Renaissance Man), and learn more about the history of the software. Sure, maybe most people buying phones won't be interested at all. But some will, and if 10 are, isn't that worth punching four extra keys? If freedom is a big thing for this project, wouldn't we work so that otherwise-uninterested people might become interested? I never learned about the free software movement from the GNU moniker, but I've thought some people about it, and the operating system history, because of my use of it. I wasn't really aware of any freedom difference when I was switching from Windows, but more a hack-ability difference. It's "open source", I was interested in that. That was Mandrake LINUX, and I learned nothing or little of freedom directly through them. Are we gonna tell our users OpenMoko is an open source Linux distribution, or a free software GNU/Linux distribution? It does matter. And actually, we shouldn't say either if you ask me, because OpenMoko isn't completely free software, or probably open source (non-free GPL daemon..), but the point I'm making is more about Linux or GNU/Linux. I can never understand how some people can manage to get upset about calling the system GNU/Linux, btw, or talking about using the GNU moniker. What is the problem? It attributes Linux still, and the guys that started things 20+ years ago. The guys that were and are really interested in freedom, which IS supposed to be a big thing for us, is it not? -- Declan Naughton ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
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* Renaissance Man <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070122 01:38]: > I actually become aware of the FS movement via the GNU moniker, so it worked > on me. For many years I was only aware of the OS movement (through knowing > about "Linux"). Guess you wasn't to much interested in the license of the software you use? Well, I'm certainly a freak for checking the license of anything new first. *g* Or just so long on the free software train, that I take liberty as an important criteria if a piece of software is relevant. I'm really not a zealot, but I usually avoid learning anything about closed things that I cannot use. And being a contractor, that means that anything forbidding commercial usage is out. OTOH, it's funny how many opensource projects make it hard to get that information. No licence page on the homepage. One sometimes needs to fetch the source to check the license. Andreas ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
I actually become aware of the FS movement via the GNU moniker, so it worked on me. For many years I was only aware of the OS movement (through knowing about "Linux"). Renaissance Man On 22 Jan 2007, at 12:13 am, Marcel de Jong wrote: Hello all, On this recent discussion on yes/no GNU/Linux, I saw this and that popped up a question for me: On 1/21/07, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If more people are aware of why freedom and community matter, then they will buy more products that support freedom and community, like more Neos. How does adding three more letters and a / increase people's knowledge on free and open software? Let's look at an example: Joe Schmoe goes into a store to buy a new phone. He sees a large selection of phones in the store. He's in the market of a smartphone, so he choses the department of smartphones. And then goes looking at the specs and the software bundled with the phone. He sees that he can choose between phones that run Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian, PalmOS, Nokia proprietary OS, Sony/Ericsson proprietary OS, and GNU/Linux. Then looks at the software. Okay, Windows has a nice layout, and has some really nice apps. PalmOS' UI is nicely integrated, all apps look decent, though the input system is something to get used to. Symbian looks dated and both S/E's as well as Nokia's system look clunky. The GNU/Linux package looks nice too, and look this one even has GPS built-in, and has all accessories added in the bundle for merely $350! That looks like a great system. I'll take it. Joe Schmoe doesn't care whether it's GNU/Linux or 'just' Linux. It's not as if he's going to Google "GNU/Linux" while he's in the store to find out the core-principles of the software. What he does care about is that It Just Works(tm). If he takes it out of the box, and charges the unit does the phone work, can he call his buddies to tell about his new acquisition, can he text his mates, can he use the calendar? It should just work, and easily without having to hack the system. (this should especially hold true for the 'consumer phone' that was announced in Openmoko's press release) Sure, credit where credit is due, and I don't see any problem with having the manual refer to GNU/Linux (but I also have no qualms if it doesn't). But I think it's a bit farfetched to attribute 3 letters and a / to all-customer awareness of the principles behind it. If someone buys the phone merely on the grounds that it runs Linux, chances are he or she is already aware of the history and ideals behind GNU and Linux. Let's not get lost in this bottomless pit of misconceptions and well-intended suggestions. And let's focus our efforts on making this phone a device which Just Works! :) This has been my two cents. -- Marcel de Jong ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
GNU discussion (was re:Free your phone)
Hello all, On this recent discussion on yes/no GNU/Linux, I saw this and that popped up a question for me: On 1/21/07, Dave Crossland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If more people are aware of why freedom and community matter, then they will buy more products that support freedom and community, like more Neos. How does adding three more letters and a / increase people's knowledge on free and open software? Let's look at an example: Joe Schmoe goes into a store to buy a new phone. He sees a large selection of phones in the store. He's in the market of a smartphone, so he choses the department of smartphones. And then goes looking at the specs and the software bundled with the phone. He sees that he can choose between phones that run Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian, PalmOS, Nokia proprietary OS, Sony/Ericsson proprietary OS, and GNU/Linux. Then looks at the software. Okay, Windows has a nice layout, and has some really nice apps. PalmOS' UI is nicely integrated, all apps look decent, though the input system is something to get used to. Symbian looks dated and both S/E's as well as Nokia's system look clunky. The GNU/Linux package looks nice too, and look this one even has GPS built-in, and has all accessories added in the bundle for merely $350! That looks like a great system. I'll take it. Joe Schmoe doesn't care whether it's GNU/Linux or 'just' Linux. It's not as if he's going to Google "GNU/Linux" while he's in the store to find out the core-principles of the software. What he does care about is that It Just Works(tm). If he takes it out of the box, and charges the unit does the phone work, can he call his buddies to tell about his new acquisition, can he text his mates, can he use the calendar? It should just work, and easily without having to hack the system. (this should especially hold true for the 'consumer phone' that was announced in Openmoko's press release) Sure, credit where credit is due, and I don't see any problem with having the manual refer to GNU/Linux (but I also have no qualms if it doesn't). But I think it's a bit farfetched to attribute 3 letters and a / to all-customer awareness of the principles behind it. If someone buys the phone merely on the grounds that it runs Linux, chances are he or she is already aware of the history and ideals behind GNU and Linux. Let's not get lost in this bottomless pit of misconceptions and well-intended suggestions. And let's focus our efforts on making this phone a device which Just Works! :) This has been my two cents. -- Marcel de Jong ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
