Sandip Bhattacharya wrote:
Ramanraj K wrote:
"Open Source Initiative" is after all a marketing program for Free Software. The OSI says it, we know it, and everybody but legislatures seem to know it. Its time you knew about it.
Thanks for explaining the obvious to me. :)
Lets get some terminology correct, shall we? "Open Source Initiative" is a marketing program for _Open source_ Software. You still dont seem to get my point in this whole thread. My whole point is that be consistent of the terminology that you use.
And yes, do explain to me: When the "Opensource Initiative" promotes their "brand" of software, you put it down as "marketing". But when FSF does it, it is "taking it to the people"?
http://www.opensource.org/advocacy/faq.php <quote> How is "open source" related to "free software"?
The Open Source Initiative is a marketing program for free software. It's a pitch for "free software" on solid pragmatic grounds rather than ideological tub-thumping. The winning substance has not changed, the losing attitude and symbolism have. See the discussion of marketing for hackers for more. </quote>
http://www.opensource.org/advocacy/case_for_hackers.php <quote> But the real reason for the re-labeling is a marketing one. We're trying to pitch our concept to the corporate world now. We have a winning product, but our positioning, in the past, has been awful. The term "free software" has been misunderstood by business persons, who mistake the desire to share with anti-commercialism — or worse, theft.
Mainstream corporate CEOs and CTOs will never buy "free software." But if we take the very same tradition, the same people, and the same free-software licenses and change the label to "open source" — that, experience has proven they will buy. </quote>
All this is fine for businesses, but not appropriate at all places.
P.S. I still dont get your repeated requests for respect in every mail. What do you want me to do exactly for you? :-S
Just avoid calling people "ignorant" etc. If you think yourself knowledgeable, please tell us why and how plainly and directly.
P.S2. Regardless of any further provocation or name-calling in this thread, this is my last mail on the subject.
If you would like to have the last word on a subject, please finish with content that makes sense.