Re: Meeting tomorrow: who will be there?

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On 4 April 2016 at 19:52, Reece Arnott <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 02/04/16 22:27, Alex King wrote:
>
>
> And I'd be quite interested in discussing some of the actual issues, e.g.
> for me:
>
>    - Is a move to picture-based interfaces meeting everyone's needs?
>    - Constant change in open source - staying with what you've learnt and
>    know often isn't an option, the industry takes away the familiar and p=
eople
>    must adopt to the new or go without (be excluded)
>    - The myth of choice - of course there is lots of choice in the open
>    source world, but most people receive their compilation of open source
>    technology through gatekeepers, e.g. Ubuntu.  In reality choice is lim=
ited
>    by the options offered.  (of course if you work in technology and have=
 time
>    to spend on it, you have more options.
>    - There is a lot of "fashion" in the industry, and that is enabled by
>    the big companies and groupthink.
>    - Do developers and designers get rewarded and appreciated for their
>    work?
>
> HTH,
> Alex
>
>
> Something to discuss tomorrow night at Filadelfio's!
> (not facetious, I think it would be an interesting discussion to have)
>
> I'm planning on being there although with the codecraft meeting on, I may
> arrive nearer to 8:30pm than 7:30pm.
>
> Also, a new RMS interview:
> https://www.singularityweblog.com/richard-stallman-singularity-free-softw=
are/
>
> --
> "Believing men would act in their own interest was not cynicism, it turne=
d out, but sheerest optimism; in reality men do not meet so high a standard=
."
> -- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (Chapter 84)http://hpmor.c=
om/
>
> Reece Arnott
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
=E2=80=8BThere's something else I=E2=80=8B

=E2=80=8Bwas intending to be at too -  but if you're going to be late Reece=
 I'll
try to get there about the same time or earlier.

Kathinka.=E2=80=8B

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On 4 April 2016 at 19:52, Reece Arnott <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mai=
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    <div>On 02/04/16 22:27, Alex King wrote:<br>
      <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <br>
        And I&#39;d be quite interested in discussing some of the actual
        issues, e.g. for me:<br>
        <ul>
          <li>Is a move to picture-based interfaces meeting everyone&#39;s
            needs?</li>
          <li>Constant change in open source - staying with what you&#39;ve
            learnt and know often isn&#39;t an option, the industry takes
            away the familiar and people must adopt to the new or go
            without (be excluded)<br>
          </li>
          <li>The myth of choice - of course there is lots of choice in
            the open source world, but most people receive their
            compilation of open source technology through gatekeepers,
            e.g. Ubuntu.=C2=A0 In reality choice is limited by the options
            offered.=C2=A0 (of course if you work in technology and have ti=
me
            to spend on it, you have more options.<br>
          </li>
          <li>There is a lot of &quot;fashion&quot; in the industry, and th=
at is
            enabled by the big companies and groupthink.</li>
          <li>Do developers and designers get rewarded and appreciated
            for their work?=C2=A0=C2=A0 <br>
          </li>
        </ul>
        HTH,<br>
        Alex</blockquote>
      <br>
      Something to discuss tomorrow night at Filadelfio&#39;s!<br>
      (not facetious, I think it would be an interesting discussion to
      have)<br>
      =C2=A0<br>
      I&#39;m planning on being there although with the codecraft meeting
      on, I may arrive nearer to 8:30pm than 7:30pm.<br>
      <br>
      Also, a new RMS interview:
<a href=3D"https://www.singularityweblog.com/richard-stallman-singularity-f=
ree-software/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.singularityweblog.com/richard-=
stallman-singularity-free-software/</a><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=
=3D"#888888"><br>
      <br>
    </font></span></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">
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&quot;Believing men would act in their own interest was not cynicism, it tu=
rned out, but sheerest optimism; in reality men do not meet so high a stand=
ard.&quot;
-- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (Chapter 84)
<a href=3D"http://hpmor.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://hpmor.com/</a>

Reece Arnott
Dunedin
New Zealand
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gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif;display:inline">=E2=80=8B=
was intending to be at too - =C2=A0but if you&#39;re going to be late Reece=
 I&#39;ll try to get there about the same time or earlier.</div></div><div>=
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ine"><br></div></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family=
:georgia,serif;display:inline">Kathinka.=E2=80=8B</div></div></div></div></=
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