Re: negative campaigning?

2017-07-27 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 27/07/17 00:36, Federico Bruni wrote: > It looks like your opinion is the opposite of Daniel's opinion. > He's saying that we, as free software activists, should do _more_ > negative campaigning. Why? Because a positive attitude, like caring for > the privacy of the users, may be perceived as

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

2017-07-27 Thread Nikos Roussos
>I remain concerned about defining the reason we want or need these >followers and then measuring whether that objective is being met. > >To give another example: Greece's government successfully mobilized >enough of their citizens to vote against a bailout in a referendum[1], >but then the resul

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

2017-07-27 Thread Adonay Felipe Nogueira
See the arguments given by Mx. Nicholson so far. :) ___ Discussion mailing list Discussion@lists.fsfe.org https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

2017-07-27 Thread Thomas Doczkal
Sorry, mail got stuck in my drafts but I think it's not send out yet On 07/24/2017 03:12 PM, Daniel Pocock wrote: > I often tell people that Skype is like a sausage, you wouldn't eat it if you > knew what was inside. That's a nice comparison... Well I'm still missing an equivalent alternative w

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

2017-07-27 Thread Thomas Doczkal
On 07/26/2017 04:26 PM, Daniel Pocock wrote: > Why not put the buttons in separate groups, e.g. Facebook and Google > under a heading "CIA approved industry partners"? maybe not all are catching the fun in your sentence ... I often hear 'I have nothing to hide' and sure I use facebook and WhatsApp

Re: Is it acceptable to use proprietary software (platforms) to promote software freedom?

2017-07-27 Thread Thomas Doczkal
On 07/26/2017 12:11 PM, mray wrote: > Also, lets not forget - individuals may talk and tweet all day long on > facebook or twitter about FSFE activity without us having an account! I totally agree to your arguments. It's a hard decision but at the end of the day it is the right one in my opinion.