I did not read carefully the thread you linked because it seems worthless,
but I have an idea of what the problem is: You are trying to educate the
users of an informatics forum about about free software. It is a noble task,
but it is unlikely that you will succeed and there are better uses for your
time.
The forum seems quite worthless. It seems to be full of people who are
enthusiastic about the most superficial part of informatics, but have no
interest or knowledge in informatics as an engineering. This is the
equivalent of “science fiction” fans who are fascinated by flashing
“science fiction” movies, and think they know about physics, while in
fact what they think they know about physics is simply false or too vague to
be of any use, and have not the least interest in physics. These groups
(among many others) are a sign of the intellectual decadence of society. It
is a waste of time to discuss informatics with the people of this forum, just
as it is a waste of time to discuss physics with the aforementioned type of
“science fiction” fans.
How to make better use of your time to advance free software: Talk about the
problems of proprietary software and how free software provides a solution to
the people with whom you interact regularly (friends, familiars, coworkers),
but do not waste time and effort trying to convince those who do not want to
listen. In addition, use free software in public, so that your software will
get people attention. When somebody asks you about your software, take the
opportunity to educate him about free software and (at your option) offer to
install GNU/Linux on his computer.
