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can.axis
17 years 12 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago
Yes we are, but slowly; it is necessary
Yes we are, but slowly; it is necessary to continue the free software movement but without politics...
e.g -- The new president Sarkozy was the worst candidate conceivable in France (1), the sole presidential candidate who had not committed to the defense of free software (Free Software, Free Society, you know...) Sarkozy election was a cruel disillusion for the french free software community. I wait to see what will happen in USA..
(1)
http://www.linux.com/articles/61571
http://www.fsf.org/news/stallman-royal.html
kiba
17 years 12 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago
It is impossible to have the Free
It is impossible to have the Free software movement without the politics. It is a political movement.
"Geeks like to think that they can ignore politics, you can leave politics alone, but politics won't leave you alone." -- RMS
fredsambo
17 years 12 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago
Nice quote from RMS!
Nice quote from RMS!
spikeb
17 years 12 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago
Free Software is inherently political.
Free Software is inherently political. The politics aren't going away unless the movement does, and we're NOT going to quiet down, no matter how many people bitch endlessly about the "fsf fanatics" or whatever they call us this week