--=-2nV2JqhkJpuDb0N/gkDG
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Thu, 2003-07-10 at 23:04, Michael Havens wrote:
> Thanks for helping Alex. If you can be there then it will be you and Bill=
(I
> just got a comitment tonight). We still need someone with Linux installed=
on
> their computer who is willing to let us use their computer. Will you let =
us
> use yours? Bill, can we use yours? I will let you use mine if I have Linu=
x
> installed by then but because I'm going to be running Knoppix from my HD =
I
> may not have everything you need (Hans, can you enlighten us?). It would =
be
> really cool if we could have two machines there; one running Open Office
> and the other something else. What other programs are useful in business
> applications? GNU Cash? the Gimp? I don't know.
I will be there to represent "Free Software" and GNU/Linux. I will have
a laptop running Debian GNU/Linux.
> We should probably make a sign to put up pointing out the positive points=
of
> using *nix as your operating system and open source software. As I told R=
ich
> we are "Just a bunch of Linux users who want to share the superiority of =
an
> open source operating system and of open source software."
> What do you all think? We need an artistic volunteer to make the sign.
> <continuede in next letter>
I think we should highlight "freedom". Open Software in itself is of
minimal value if you don't have 'rights' to modify/fork etc....
--=20
Derek Neighbors
GNU Enterprise
http://www.gnuenterprise.org
derek@gnue.org
Was I helpful? Let others know:
http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=3Ddneighbo
--=-2nV2JqhkJpuDb0N/gkDG
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc
Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux)
iD8DBQA/DsLZHb99+vQX/88RAilSAKCS0kqIzgq+RLU06yrJILTNzkomuwCfceWM
NqjVAjTjlBmg9IhuKv/lqcw=
=vmcT
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--=-2nV2JqhkJpuDb0N/gkDG--
(text/plain)