Re: [LibrePlanet-US-MA] Free software advocacy? How about some devil's advocacy?

[aurelien]

On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 23:24 +0200, aurelien wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 08:20 -0700, John Sullivan wrote:
> > R Mullen <address@hidden> writes:
> > 
> > > Let me finish up with a question: How do you all continue to turn your
> > > gaze outward with optimism, rather than falling back to a community in
> > > which you can expect and receive support? Is what we need really
> > > another small and loosely-joined group with intent to bring about
> > > change? It's so easy to talk, but it's a lot harder to find a willing
> > > audience. Not everyone is a programmer who can share your frustration.
> > >
> > > Anyway, now that I've revealed my pessimism, I do sincerely hope that
> > > the free software ideal is propagated. Everyone would be the better
> > > for it. I'll be happy to help out where possible.
> > 
> > My three cents:
> > 
> > 1. As much as our mothers/fathers like to tell us we are, we are not
> > unique. There are other people like you (and me) out there who will
> > start caring about the ethics of software when prompted to think about
> > it. We need to reach them.
> 
> No one is unique, and we are all quite different. Maybe we can ask that as ::
> No one know's where we are in the universe. So who can told me where I have 
> to go ?
> 
> But we can be sure that freedom is one of the key of evolution, like
> fight.
> 
> > 2. I do a little thought experiment -- think back to 10 years ago (or
> > even 5). Free software is way more popular and known now than it was
> > then. This reminds me that great changes are possible over time, but
> > that sometimes progress doesn't feel like progress when I'm in the thick
> > of it.
> 
> Free software can't be considerate only as a more popular way, but a
> Free way as we need to access a part of Freedom.
> How Education considerate as a key of the evolution can be based on
> proprietary software ? (This is the situation where we are here in
> Corsica, I hope it's not the same where you are.)
> 
> This situation make me think exactly :: "Comment une Société sans
> morale, ni éthique, peut se prévaloir de vouloir les enseigner"
> 
> > 3. Remember that people fight for other people's rights all the time.
> > They might not care about their own ability to view source code or
> > modify programs, but it is not so hard for them to understand how they
> > benefit from a world in which people who do like to do those things have
> > the freedom to do them, just like they benefit from a world in which the
> > press can operate freely regardless of whether they own their own TV
> > station. And they can also appreciate the general idea that people
> > should have the freedom to share useful things with each other.
> 
> Freedom is just ::
> Freedom, Equality, Fraternity or the Death (Jacobins 1789)
> Exactly :: "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité ou la Mort!" (Jacobins 1789)
> But, that is the reason I wake up every morning.
> Free Software, is a key to get and keep knowledge Free and accessible
> for every one.
> 
> Ok so this is suggestions of actions, movement, evolution ...
> 
> 1. School Freedom Action !
> Show and inform directly in all sort of school that Freedom exist, that
> Freedom is the key of future of every child in this world and that the
> one which is against Freedom is against evolution.
> 
> 2. Free the Libre-Kernel Action !
> I've launch a group :: http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Libre_Kernel_Group
> The goal is to keep an easy and always accessible for everyone how to
> compile your own libre-kernel.
> At this time the last one compile correctly to create .deb from fsfla
> source are 2.6.33.1 you can find the source at http://www.fscorsica.org 
> (fsfla.org launch the 2.6.34 the 18 may ... but ... it don't want to fit
> correctly)

It's ok i've just find the way to make it fit correctly :D

> Well mates you are considerate as the world genius in most of Sciences
> ways, i am just a Freedom addict ...
> 

Aurélien DESBRIÈRES
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Freedom is not just a word, it's a duty.