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Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs)
From: |
Tim McNamara |
Subject: |
Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs) |
Date: |
Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:23:55 -0600 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (darwin) |
"Luis O. Silva" <l.o.silva@mail.ru> writes:
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:59:49 -0600, Tim McNamara writes:
>
> TM> I use a Mac. I'm not apologizing for it nor am I going
> TM> to let someone make me feel like I'm doing something
> TM> wrong.
>
> I invite you to apologize and repent of your sin. This is the
> place for doing it, son. :)
Hee hee. Not gonna happen.
> TM> I've yet to find a GNU/Linux or BSD system that
> TM> is as good to use as OS X.
>
> It's not a matter of how well something works. The only way to
> go is that of freedom.
How well software works is a central issue in getting people to use
it. If the Free Software movement is content to have a limited market
and minimal adoption, well that can't be helped.
My computer is a tool. I need it to just work, I need it to be
reliable, and I need it to be easily useable. In short, I don't have
time to edit .conf files.
> TM> I've financially supported GNU, since I do not have the
> TM> skills to offer support in terms of software
> TM> development.
>
> That help is important, but what we need _much_ more is a
> change in your mind. I invite you to see beyond the obvious
> and immediate things. You don't need to be a software
> developer, you can do many things with your attitude.
I do see those things. I just disagree with David K's hostility and
castigation of others. What the free software movement doesn't seem
to grasp is that one of the things that counts is useability- both in
terms of the relationship between software and user, but also the
relationships between contributors and maintainers. If you alienate
people, they just go away and stop using/contributing to your
software. The implied "oh well, good riddance" is an attitude that is
the kiss of death.
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), (continued)
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Gian Uberto Lauri, 2006/01/06
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/06
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Gian Uberto Lauri, 2006/01/06
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- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), david . reitter, 2006/01/07
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Chong Yidong, 2006/01/05
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Luis O. Silva, 2006/01/05
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- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/05
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Tim McNamara, 2006/01/06
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/06
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Tim McNamara, 2006/01/06
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/07
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Joe Bush, 2006/01/08
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/08
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Joe Bush, 2006/01/10
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), David Kastrup, 2006/01/10
- Re: Icon designer wanted (Aquamacs Emacs), Sean Sieger, 2006/01/10