Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Manchester Anarchist Bookfair, 7th June 2008

[Dave Crossland]

2008/6/5 Benjamin Webb <address@hidden>:
>
> AFAICT, the amount of non-free software on the ubuntu cds is really
> quite small, and distributing it is a necessary evil in order to get
> some people interesting in software freedom.

It used to be when there was no alternative. Now there is gNewSense,
there is no excuse.

>> promoting one of the distributions that aims to be fully free software
>> would be a good extra option.
>
> Yes, we should always have gnewsense cds as well, and explain that
> they are more free than ubuntu. However, I don't think it is practical
> to give gnewsense cds to most first-time-gnu-users, as most will see
> even switiching to ubuntu as an inconvenience.

I don't think it is principled for a free software group to give
proprietary software to people. Most will follow that action to its
conclusion - never wanting to switch to a 100% free system. Like
almost all GNU/Linux users, who don't know why the system they love to
use exists.

Let the open source LUGs do that; what else differentiates FS groups
from LUGs if not standing firm on the principle of software freedom?

-- 
Regards,
Dave

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