[BadVista Advocate] Ubuntu?

[Lam YongXian]

> I can't agree 100% I do agree in some blending but with out changing the
> core of our ideals..
>
> First lets call it GNU or GNU/Linux,
> second, you choose to buy that nice 3d card... now you must use the
> proprietary driver.. I see there a choice you made that was the wrong
> choice.. in the small cases were the card came with your computer
> already, then I advise to
> help the people at http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/  for a real free
> driver..
>
> we can't promote proprietary drivers or anything non-free,
> we cant stop people from using it.. but you can't tell someone to use
> them neither..
> as of now gNewSense is the only distro we can promote.. if we don't like
> it then lets work in
> making gnewsense better, we are in need of developers to help...
>
> if this project is going to promote non-free I am going to stand on the
> side.
> what It though of this project was:
> 1. to point the defects  of Windows or any other proprietary OS later.
> so we can't shoot our own feet, are we in one side or the other.
> 2. to promote FreeSoftware with FreeSoftware OS to archive point 3.
> 3. we are trying to show people a choice but not to hook them up on
> steroids sacrificing our ideals to convince them to move. we are what we
> are.. we are not the open source community.. but the FreeSoftware
> community and we have political ideals.
> if they don't like it they never will, I agree that some people may need
> to open their eyes with some candy already in windows.. but I don't
> agree we should tell them that what they are doing is right.. or that
> running proprietary is right, that is for *them* to think and choose.
>
> we are the messengers they are the ones who need to make a choice we
> can't force them with candy till they give up, and as the messengers we
> have to always give the right example and messengers.. I don't whant to
> hear.. well the guys at badvista said is ok for me to run Windows as
> long I have gimp,openoffice,firefox... bla bla.. then we are missing the
> whole point.
> even do I say it again.. I do agree that we can blend a bit to archive a
> bigger result but we can do this with out compromising the root ideals.
>
> Chris F.
> --
>
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> gNewSense Developer.
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I have to agree with you to a large extent. But in this world, what
separates people is the quality of communication between 2 parties. It is
not about giving in or giving out to/on them. I dun like to give excuses
for failures. I believe if we can truly let them understand the ultimate
goal of free-software, which is more than just those superficial gain,
they will join us.

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Lam YongXian
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FSF member #5279