Comments on: Ubuntu and the French Revolution: A Study http://www.workswithu.com/2009/01/19/ubuntu-and-the-french-revolution-a-study/ WorksWithU is the independent guide to Ubuntu Linux Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:44:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Josh http://www.workswithu.com/2009/01/19/ubuntu-and-the-french-revolution-a-study/comment-page-1/#comment-2602 Josh Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:34:34 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2009/01/19/ubuntu-and-the-french-revolution-a-study/#comment-2602 Great article. The free software movement has long ceased to be a technological movement and has become a political one. Free software exists in a marketplace, and the best way to win in the market is to provide better value. Instead of wasting time on naive and sophomoric political overtures, let's add features, create consistent UIs, provide better documentation, more translations, greater integration with other projects, etc. Let the software speak for itself. Great article. The free software movement has long ceased to be a technological movement and has become a political one.

Free software exists in a marketplace, and the best way to win in the market is to provide better value. Instead of wasting time on naive and sophomoric political overtures, let’s add features, create consistent UIs, provide better documentation, more translations, greater integration with other projects, etc. Let the software speak for itself.

]]> By: Ben http://www.workswithu.com/2009/01/19/ubuntu-and-the-french-revolution-a-study/comment-page-1/#comment-2598 Ben Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:35:59 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2009/01/19/ubuntu-and-the-french-revolution-a-study/#comment-2598 Surely M$ paid you to write this? Okay, kidding. You totally nailed it. As I wrote in a comment on a different topic: I am myself an active member of the open source community. And while I often do get angry when false information is spread (or true and important information is left out) [...] it is true that there are some douchebags out there who don’t care about getting people interested or even excited about Linux or open source in general; all they want is to throw hate at everybody who — in their little world view — dares to say bad things about their holy cow. Guess what? Ubuntu, Linux, free software, whatever: If it’s in the news, that’s good. If there is some misunderstanding on either side of the story, and you know better, then explain. Help. Make people know better. And keep the flames by yourselves, or you’re not helping. Anything but. Surely M$ paid you to write this?

Okay, kidding. You totally nailed it. As I wrote in a comment on a different topic:

I am myself an active member of the open source community. And while I often do get angry when false information is spread (or true and important information is left out) [...] it is true that there are some douchebags out there who don’t care about getting people interested or even excited about Linux or open source in general; all they want is to throw hate at everybody who — in their little world view — dares to say bad things about their holy cow.

Guess what? Ubuntu, Linux, free software, whatever: If it’s in the news, that’s good. If there is some misunderstanding on either side of the story, and you know better, then explain. Help. Make people know better. And keep the flames by yourselves, or you’re not helping. Anything but.

]]> By: Wesley http://www.workswithu.com/2009/01/19/ubuntu-and-the-french-revolution-a-study/comment-page-1/#comment-2597 Wesley Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:34:38 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2009/01/19/ubuntu-and-the-french-revolution-a-study/#comment-2597 You could not have stated it better. Some of that hostility that you spoke about can really be a turnoff for new users. The first distro I used lets just say the forums were not the most polite in the world and just about turned me off of Linux for good. Luckily I discovered Ubuntu where while not perfect the help at the Ubuntu forums is about the best and most polite of any I have ever visited. You could not have stated it better. Some of that hostility that you spoke about can really be a turnoff for new users. The first distro I used lets just say the forums were not the most polite in the world and just about turned me off of Linux for good. Luckily I discovered Ubuntu where while not perfect the help at the Ubuntu forums is about the best and most polite of any I have ever visited.

]]> By: Raul http://www.workswithu.com/2009/01/19/ubuntu-and-the-french-revolution-a-study/comment-page-1/#comment-2595 Raul Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:57:44 +0000 http://www.workswithu.com/2009/01/19/ubuntu-and-the-french-revolution-a-study/#comment-2595 Very well put!! I totally agree as I have had to put out a Linux vs Windows war many a time at work. I really am excited about the current progress and advancements in the linux kernel. I was also really surprised to see ubuntu on sale at Best buy the other day in my nick of the woods. Who would have ever guessed that would happen. Hopefully this momentum will stick! Very well put!! I totally agree as I have had to put out a Linux vs Windows war many a time at work. I really am excited about the current progress and advancements in the linux kernel. I was also really surprised to see ubuntu on sale at Best buy the other day in my nick of the woods. Who would have ever guessed that would happen. Hopefully this momentum will stick!

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