Re: Advocating non-free softwares [WAS: Heads up about Frescobaldi & Ubuntu - Insert Menu Glitch]

[Urs Liska]

On Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:20:11 +0100
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> > On Feb 26, 2013, at 10:03 AM, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote:
> > 
> > > Francois Planiol writes:
> > > 
> > >> No idea... I just begun to use the last realease of frescobaldi under
> > >> [a freedom-limiting operating system] and this is just fantastic.
> > > 
> > > Thanks for your encouraging words about Frescobaldi.
> > > 
> > > Could you please be more aware and more careful about advocating the use
> > > of non-free operating systems?
> > 
> > Does this mean we shouldn't mention that we use non-free operating systems? 
> > Or ask questions, comments about non-free operating systems?
> 
> Having free software on freedom-limiting operating systems is not a way to
> advocate the use of those freedom-limiting operating systems, but rather a way
> towards getting rid of them.
> 
> Soon Francois is using Linux and he can use Lilypond, Frescobaldi and all his
> settings one to one. One more Linux user!
> 
I think Jan didn't mean Francois _using_ LilyPond/Frescobaldi on a non-free OS.
Since there are official builds for these, that's obviously intended.
What he wanted to say is that he'd rather not mention their trademark in such 
an enthusiastic context.

But as Francois didn't make the impression that he is actually impressed by the 
OS, but by Frescobaldi, I wouldn't see this as a problem.

But Jan's suggestion for advocating free OS on LilyPond's website looks 
interesting.

> Gabriel
> 
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