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| Newer page: | version 18 | Last edited on Saturday, September 18, 2004 6:00:12 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
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-This article at SlashDot (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/03/210219) raised some interesting questions. The article, which was written by a [DSE] salesman[1] in NewZealand apparently
, says that people wouldn't buy [Linux]-based computers, partly or mostly because they couldn't understand why the software was [free] (let alone [Free]). To them, obviously the software wasn't even good enough that the author(s) thought they could sell it!
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-''this article is no longer on NewsForge, anyone got a link? -- AlastairPorter''
+This article at SlashDot (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/03/210219) raised some interesting questions. The article, which was written by a [DSE] salesman[1] in NewZealand, says that people wouldn't buy [Linux]-based computers, partly or mostly because they couldn't understand why the software was [free] (let alone [Free]). To them, obviously the software wasn't even good enough that the author(s) thought they could sell it!
!!So, why is the software free (and Free)?
There are the obvious "freedom to tinker" style arguments that we're familiar with - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
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LinuxFudDispelled
You can find out how to advocate [Linux] here:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/Advocacy.html or locally at HowToAdvocacy.
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+When advocating Linux, don't be [This Guy|http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2002-07-22&res=l]
Linux Vs [UNIX]: WhyUnix
Linux legal stuff (especially regarding the [SCO] [FUD]): GrokLaw
