By the way this topic needs more discussion so that it is better understood
for it is an important topic.
I have friends and some of them has been using years GNU/Linux even though
they are not at all computer people. They say that it is better than Windows.
That is only possible because I install Flash and Skype for them, Skype only
if they use Skype and using XMPP via Gmail does not work for them. If the
hardware they have works with non-proprietary software I install Trisquel for
them, and naturally install Flash from Ubuntu repos or from Adobe. If the
hardware does not work without proprieatary software I install Ubuntu for
them (without Unity, I don't want to teach people to become attached to
Unity).
The difference what those users make is that they contribute to the
statistics on websites. If statistics say, for example, that 30% of the
visitors are using GNU/Linux, then website devs will have to begin to pay
more attention to the people using GNU/Linux. Now the statistics say maybe
about 1% and the devs don't give a shit. The result is that the devs can
easily make sites which does not work on GNU/Linux, and if the websites does
not work with GNU/Linux then the masses wont ever want to use GNU/Linux.
This is especially important because of that (fucking) Silverlight. Moonlight
lags so much behind of Silverlight that websites using Silverligh does not
work with Moonlight unless you do tricks like hack the version number of
Moonlight to be the same as the latest required Silverlight (and wish the
best). If you don't do that (and masses don't do it ever), the website just
says "please upgrade your Silverlight", which you can't do. With (fucking)
Flash we don't at least have those problems (yet) and the world is a little
bit better place for Free Software.
So, in the end it is better to install Trsiquel to people and then Flash or
whatever they need, if that makes them happy and they stay inside the Free
Software community. They become aware of Trisquel and some can even become
attached to Trisquel. People become so very attached to Apple that they don't
need that Flash on Apple tablets and iphones. The same can sometimes happen
with Trisquel and people will be happy to use Trisquel even if they can't use
Flash. You can help it to happen. Every little thing done for good helps and
is a step forward.
