On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 11:41:58AM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Peter Rundle">
>
> > If Linux groups are not interested in doing anything to address this issue
> > then it sure as hell ain't going to be resolved by M$ or the G'ment.
>
> We are, but not for discussion on a list that most subscribers wish to keep
> Linux / Free Software related only.
>
> We have a great forum for discussing stuff like this, and everyone and their
> dog has recommended it in this thread (or simply posted responses to it
> instead): slug-chat.
slug-chat is for discussing how to organise to remove unwanted software licencese?
I never subscribed to it because it sounds like a place where URLs get through
around randomly for amusement value. That's cool but I'm already on 15 other
mailing lists which are do that.
> Sure, it's a bit like a hailstorm this week, but that's a result of the
> crazy off-topic threads leading up to it. :-)
>
> There's generally a fairly wide scope for *technical* issues regarding
^^^^^^^^^
Ah, so no moral issues can be discussed then. What a shame.
> People are more accepting of the technical threads because they can see
> migration going on in the background, and people finding cool uses for Free
> Software.
Or, perhaps, they just like to help people and have no agenda. Maybe that is
> The political threads that have a lot to do with proprietary
> software or legalistic stuff are generally storms in teacups or ranting.
Then why not have slug-storm-in-a-teacup, then? Or suggest another forum;
perhaps [EMAIL PROTECTED] is more appropriate? Evidently there is
a need for something, else it wouldn't have come up so often.
I think you have not yet realised that the "other side" is doing everything
they can to make life harder for us. That includes gimicky changes and fixes
to the EULA, requiring money even if you don't use their software, etc.
No, I'm not talking about Microsoft per se. Most vendors who are feeling the
heat of Free Software are following this path.
> My personal perspective is that I'd rather be spending time making Free
> Software inarguably cooler and more attractive to more people than harping
> on about, and concentrating too much on, what they're doing. :-)
Sometime the fix can be done by upgrading to foo version 2.3.2 but needs to be
done by political action and/or commerical pressure.
Anand
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