On 08-Oct-06, at 10:20 PM, Nagarjuna G. wrote:
Good UI or technology is not really scarse. What is scarse is awareness that freedom of the users is important. Several of you are spreading the use of Linux[sic] among your friends, families. That is really good work. But when you did that you are spreading it as technology, saying we can do this, as well as this, and without viruses etc etc. This does work in a pragmatic society. Seeing this strategy working we feel this is sufficient, but no.
we now have a third type of linux - 'linux[sic]' ;-). My philosophy is simple:
If they want free as in beer - tell them its free as in beer if they want cheap - tell them its cheap if they want stable - give them stable if they want no-virus - it is no-virus if they want user friendly - show them user friendly if they want maintainable - it is if they want adaptable - show them how to adapt if they want efficient - very efficient and, if they want freedom - give them that too.
So far, i have yet to meet anyone asking for freedom. And it is not something that can be taught. People go in for foss for any or all the reasons above, and slowly realise, to some degree or the other what freedom is, and the fact that they are free.
The biggest turn-off for people is the semi-religious approach to foss. I feel it is time the FSF started realising who its enemies are (they are not who they think they are). Frankly I feel the usage of the term 'linux[sic]' is sick.