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Re: [edu-eu] FWB: Foss with benefits


From: Michael Kesper
Subject: Re: [edu-eu] FWB: Foss with benefits
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 08:39:40 +0100
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Hi all,

Am 05.02.2015 um 08:12 schrieb L.Cecilie Wian:
Now I may sound like I got bitten by Richard, but,  you keep saying
"open source",  not "free software". That matters. At least when you
send out  on this list.

I will probably take a look at your project,  but it doesn't feel like
you are listening to marko . And you should.

Please please read your comments again.
I'm very sad to hear such harsh comments when somebody proposes a tool for propagating knowledge about Free Software.

@Charles: Thanks for the info about your project!
I think it's better to not create false dichotomies in people's mind:
- Free Software (aka open source) is always commercially useable, that's freedom 0 - FSFE absolutely encourages building business models on creating, spreading, studying, using or improving Free Software! - As there's no free lunch, you've got to have some way to accept money if you want to build a sustaining infrastructure

So, I'd cut out the "non-commercial" attribute and would paraphrase it differently, better explaining what you mean.

Best wishes
Michael



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