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It's a difficult message to get across to people in the course of a street conversation. For your grandma who almost knows how to turn the computer on, and cal
by theorique 13y ago
It's a difficult message to get across to people in the course of a street conversation.
For your grandma who almost knows how to turn the computer on, and calls you to ask you "honey, did you erase the Google from my computer the last time you were here?", it's quite a strange, confusing, and possibly irritating interruption to Christmas shopping.
- jiggy2011 13y agoIs it any more irritating than other charity organisations that patrol the streets around Christmas time, at least in this case the FSF volunteers are not salespeople on commission.
- k-mcgrady 13y ago>> "Is it any more irritating than other charity organisations that patrol the streets around Christmas time" I would be much less irritated by a person working for a homeless charity approaching me that I would be a person from the FSF (especially considering most people won't have a clue what free software is).
- jiggy2011 13y agoespecially considering most people won't have a clue what free software is Would that not be the point of leafleting?
- k-mcgrady 13y agoYes, but my issue was with the comparison to charities. Sure it can be annoying to be approached constantly but when someone says they are from a homeless charity etc. you know what they mean and can quickly decide if you want to give them your time/money. If someone stops you and says they would like to discuss the FSF you probably won't have a clue what it is and it'll be more annoying as you can't easily make a decision without finding out more information.
- jiggy2011 13y agoBut isn't the point of the pamphlets to provide that information? I don't get the impression that they are soliciting donations in the street.
- zacinbusiness 13y agoMy father-in-law only uses free software. And he only watches free movies. Because I taught him about torrent when I was dating his daughter :-)