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The FSF folks always come off as little more than crotchety old men. Right or wrong, their message obviously isn't being heard or perhaps few people actually ca
by EpicEng 13y ago
The FSF folks always come off as little more than crotchety old men. Right or wrong, their message obviously isn't being heard or perhaps few people actually care. People vote with their wallets, may e it's time the FSF evaluates their approach as they are completely ineffectual.
- vezzy-fnord 13y agoThey'll be heard only by those who choose to hear them. It's pretty difficult to explain to a layman why they should value free over proprietary software, because most of the benefits aren't really noticeable to the average user who just sees a shiny GUI that does things. Not to mention the major players are doing a fine job of keeping people in a matrix, unaware of the alternatives. But really, most don't care. Perhaps if the public school system started using *nix in their curriculum, but with Microsoft funneling cash (like they did with the University of Waterloo and C#) that's unlikely.
- EpicEng 13y agoI agree, which is why they are ineffectual. If they want to actually accomplish something they need to re-think their strategy.
- dgesang 13y ago... or maybe it's time for the people should stop voting with their wallets and start listing. Then maybe their message would be heard and more people would start to care about what they are saying and realize that they ARE actually right.