Re: [DotGNU]Propoganda starts at home...

[TonStanco]

Hello all,

It looks like we were all a little bit busy this week ;-) David and I are 
back from France today, so we may be able to get a little more done 
efficiently.

I think we need to put out our own press release today or tomorrow. 

FSF was put under great time pressure by Ximian and we had little input, 
because people were scattered and because others don't realize that we do 
everything by total participation by the members through the list, which 
takes more time.

As I understand it, FSF was planning a VERY different press release, but 
couldn't get in contact with the right people to authorize it. Still, we need 
to be very grateful to Richard and the FSF for what they have done for us. It 
is still very good and will help a great deal.

Norbert, can you draft a press release along the lines of your response to 
the article and allow others to comment and work on it once you post the 
draft here? We need to highlight more the freedom and threat to freedom 
issues you discussed. Also, we need to include FreeDevelopers involvement- 
call it a *FreeDevelopers initiated and supported GNU project*. We need to do 
this to buildup the CompanyCommunity and for me to advocate to government 
effectively.



> > Uhmm I am little bit disappointed about the FSF press release.
>  
>  I'm actually more than just a little disappointed.  (But the
>  weaknesses of the FSF press release may be more the fault of
>  Ximian than the fault of the FSF, as apparently Ximian has put
>  the FSF under extreme time pressure.  I hope that in the future
>  there will be enough time to consult with us before making a
>  press release.)
>  
>  I think that it is really unfortunate that the press release
>  does not discuss why we consider Microsoft's actions to be a
>  threat for Free Software and Freedom in general, and why the
>  DotGNU and Mono projects are countermeasures against this threat.
>  - That is the message that needs to be sent out in order to
>  attract the developers who are needed for our huge project.
>  
>  I am not surprised that this press release has unfortunately
>  resulted in the kind of press that shows us as in some way
>  endorsing Microsoft's initiative.  I'm really upset about this
>  outcome.
>  
>  Greetings, Norbert.
>