Re: [gNewSense-users] libre people

[Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix -]

Sam Geeraerts wrote:
> Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix - schreef:
> > Sam Geeraerts wrote:
> My words? I had issues with the words libre and free, not freedom. 
> Anyway, I can see that software would not be the first thing on people's 
> minds when you say Freedom, but do you really think people would take 
> offence? That sounds a bit strange, but then I'm not a native English 
> speaker nor do I have a cultural background that would have such 
> associations. Interesting thought.
I do or I would not have said it.

Freedom, tends to be Freedom Fighters, which as we all know one person's 
freedom fighter, is another person's terrorist.

Freedom fries.

> By the way, I regularly hear on podcasts that people are unsure how to 
> pronounce a project name. Sometimes that results in humor, sometimes in 
> criticism. Fact is that if you want people to talk about it 
> (confidently), you would do good to make it roll of the tongue easily. 
> I've heard at least 4 English pronunciations of libre: libruh, librrruh 
> (French r, or something like it), libray and a combination of the latter 
> two. Just listen to some of Leo Laporte's intros on FLOSS Weekly to get 
> a taste.
perhaps we need to do a Libre recording 10 times and stick it on the gns 
website
> > Libre People
> >
> > The Freedom is in the Source!
anyway I don't want to run win debate just contribute to it