Re: FWB: Foss with benefits

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Thank you Michael :)

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 12:39 AM, Michael Kesper <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thank you Michael :)<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><=
br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 12:39 AM, Michael Kesp=
er <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_bla=
nk">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex=
">Hi all,<br>
<br>
Am 05.02.2015 um 08:12 schrieb L.Cecilie Wian:<span class=3D""><br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Now I may sound like I got bitten by Richard, but,=C2=A0 you keep saying<br=
>
&quot;open source&quot;,=C2=A0 not &quot;free software&quot;. That matters.=
 At least when you<br>
send out=C2=A0 on this list.<br>
<br>
I will probably take a look at your project,=C2=A0 but it doesn&#39;t feel =
like<br>
you are listening to marko . And you should.<br>
</blockquote>
<br></span>
Please please read your comments again.<br>
I&#39;m very sad to hear such harsh comments when somebody proposes a tool =
for propagating knowledge about Free Software.<br>
<br>
@Charles: Thanks for the info about your project!<br>
I think it&#39;s better to not create false dichotomies in people&#39;s min=
d:<br>
- Free Software (aka open source) is always commercially useable, that&#39;=
s freedom 0<br>
- FSFE absolutely encourages building business models on creating, spreadin=
g, studying, using or improving Free Software!<br>
- As there&#39;s no free lunch, you&#39;ve got to have some way to accept m=
oney if you want to build a sustaining infrastructure<br>
<br>
So, I&#39;d cut out the &quot;non-commercial&quot; attribute and would para=
phrase it differently, better explaining what you mean.<br>
<br>
Best wishes<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
Michael<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div>

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