On Fri, 2011-04-08 at 01:41 -0500, harrismh777 wrote: > Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > Just like Python, Apache, and the Linux kernel. What are you going to do > > to punish them? > > What do you mean 'just like"....? They are nothing alike. > > (which is why the community is upset by sone, but not the others: hint) > > The punishment? ... withdraw support and use of the project as well as > continue to aggressively support activism in all areas of freedom for > computer science, including but not limited to the following: > > 1) I, nor my family, will ever purchase another Microsoft anything, from > anyone, connected in any way, nor for any reason. Microsoft gets no more > money from me, ever. > > 2) I do not use non-free software at any level nor for any reason at any > time regardless of pain or inconvenience. > > 3) I work hard to advocate for free software alternatives to proprietary > software at all levels... including bios and firmware. > > 4) I help to fund free software initiatives, choices, and development; > conversely I refuse to fund (in any way) proprietary software > initiatives and projects. > > 5) I educate the public in my sphere of influence for freedom and > freedom choices, including the software engineering venue, and whenever > possible persuade users of non-free software and Microsoft collaborative > software to use only free software and only frameworks that are removed > from Microsoft direction and control. > > 6) I actively advocate with vendors of free software at all levels to > drop non-free software from their distros and to similarly punish > Microsoft collaborative software initiatives and projects. (networking, > communication, education, awareness training) > > 7) I write lots and lots of letters... to computer distributors, > software houses, &etc., with the message of freedom; a plea for the > openness of a free society and sanity in the marketplace of ideas. I > make my marketing intentions clear to vendors who would like me to spend > my dollars with them ( cards, drivers, printers, cameras, comp hardware > desk, notebook, netbook, others) clearly indicating that their products > must be open, not require Microsoft proprietary drivers, and be free > from non-free software and firmware. > > > Freedom isn't free... you have to fight for it... always.
Why should a business listen to you? You're not gonna buy any software anyways. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
