[Gllug] Thoughts on the breadth of Free Software

[salsaman]

Dan Stevens (IAmAI) wrote:

> I've got my final year of university coming up and as a result, I have
> to start thinking about my dissertation. I'm aspiring to develop
> something to become ultimately free software that might be useful to
> at least some people. I have a few ideas for projects but I thought it
> would be interesting to find out people's opinion on the breadth of
> free software and if anyone considers free software lacks in providing
> in certain areas or something where they wish there was a free
> software solution. I guess aspiring to create something someone might
> actually want to use and actually doing it well enough so they do, are
> two very different things, but perhaps at least if I choose something
> that hasn't been done before as free software it would mean I won't be
> competing with an older, probably better written project and perhaps
> someone may even be grateful for it :) I'd be grateful of any thoughts
> people might have.


Richard Stallman was recently asked what he thought was still lacking in 
the Free Software world.

You can read his reply here:

http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20060625001523547


Gabriel.
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