Matthew Larsen wrote: > Alan i like your leaflets a lot. They are very informational and I > think we should definitely base the FOSS leaflet on the one you just > uploaded. The wording is great however I think it could be 'toned > down' a bit in parts. > > " If your product is kept proprietary (secret protected contents) then > you control any ideas. Users of your software pay you a lot of money. > Unless they steal a copy that is........" -- scary stuff :S
LOL! The Ideas thing is very close to what the Foss sites actually say. The Steal thing is my addition - simply because last year I went to my local (windows) small business computer shop and asked about their use of open source. The guy behind the counter said no, only windows. I quipped 'You all must be very rich, then' :-) He laughed and replied 'get it from the internet' (ripped off versions) Most people I come across are quite happy I think to consider using illegal copies of various things in windows. I believe it is part of the culture with a significant proportion of windows users. Unfortunately it also leads to their idea that anything Free is bad or not to be trusted in some way - as if it was ripped-off stuff. It is for this reason I am clear in my leaflet. Many readers may know they are using a ripped off item of software somewhere! -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
