[dundee] SFD update

[Andrew Clayton]

On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:23:57 +0100, Arron M Finnon wrote:

> On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 11:19 +0100, gordon dunlop wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On 16 September 2010 11:11, Arron M Finnon <finux at finux.co.uk>
> > wrote: 
> >         In addition to it being slightly above message for the day,
> >         last time i
> >         checked i didn't know SFD was use free software and nothing
> >         ELSE.  I
> >         thought it was about sharing in an attitude towards freedom
> > in software,
> >         not FREE SOFTWARE.  They are many open codes that have very
> >         restrictive
> >         licensing, that are just as restrictive as a proprietary
> >         product.  Just
> >         because you get a source doesn't mean you inherent
> > anything. 
> >         
> >  This what SFD is all about:
> > 
> > http://softwarefreedomday.org/en/sfi/how-did-sfi-begin
> > 
> > http://softwarefreedomday.org/en/sfd/software-freedom
> 
> So nothing about either force someone to use FREE SOFTWARE then, or
> completely discouraging any use of anything we as Linux users deem
> wrong

I guess you have a different definition of _Free_ to the rest of us
in this context.

Item 1 from the  first url

"Free Software had improved to the point of being suitable for public
use, and"

I'm pretty sure that's RMS's definition of _Free Software_ And the
likes of Skype certainly doesn't fit the bill.

So, AIUI, SFD is about promoting Free Software using RMS's definition.
How does promoting something like Skype fit into that?

I really don;t think that showcasing proprietary software at a Free
Software event gives the right message. It's only going to confuse
people.

If a video chat demo can't be done with open source software then it's
best not to do one at all. If the network your using is problematic,
route around it. two machines connected together with crossover UTP for
instance.

Andrew