Re: Announcing UseFree.org

[Luis Villa <luis villa gmail com>]

Looks great, but I'm curious, who are 'we'?

Luis

On 1/29/06, UseFree.org webmaster <webmaster usefree org> wrote:
> Dear GNOME developers,
>
> We are pleased to announce UseFree.org, a website
> dedicated to making household words out of GNU/Linux,
> Digital Restrictions Management (DRM), and Free & Open
> Source Software.
>
> UseFree.org is a concise, down-to-earth guide for
> consumers and developers, and includes practical
> tutorials on how to use and improve Free & Open Source
> Software. It explains the philosophical importance of
> Free Software while emphasizing pro-active ways in
> which everyone can help.
>
> We encourage you to spread the word about this new
> resource — blog about it and tell your friends.
> Whenever someone asks what computer, laptop, printer
> or wireless card they should buy, point them to
> http://UseFree.org/buying — this page will help them
> find hardware made by manufacturers that support
> GNU/Linux. That's right, no more Windows refund
> headaches!
>
> Similarly, there is no reason to buy DRM-infested
> music by the RIAA when there are so many quality sites
> that sell DRM-free music by independent artists:
> http://UseFree.org/drm#music
>
> The only thing missing was a central site urging
> consumers to use Free Software and to buy hardware
> that works with it – that's where UseFree.org comes
> in. We have tried to make the site both appealing and
> usable, and we would welcome suggestions for improving
> it.
>
> We have created a zip package (
> http://UseFree.org/website_contents.zip ) containing
> the whole website, so that others can mirror or
> incorporate parts of it. The GIMP source files for the
> images can be downloaded from:
> http://UseFree.org/image_sources.zip .
>
> Here is an overview of the site:
>
> *****************************
> Guides for users:
>
> How to download and install GNU/Linux
> http://UseFree.org/linux
>
> What is Free & Open Source Software
> http://UseFree.org/#what_is
>
> Buying desktop computers with GNU/Linux
> http://UseFree.org/buying/#desktops
>
> Buying laptop computers with GNU/Linux
> http://UseFree.org/buying/#laptops
>
> Buying printers and scanners that work with GNU/Linux
> http://UseFree.org/buying/#printers_scanners
>
> Buying wireless cards that work with GNU/Linux
> http://UseFree.org/buying/#wireless
>
> Buying DRM-Free music
> http://UseFree.org/drm/#music
>
> Playing multimedia in GNU/Linux
> http://UseFree.org/drm/#playing
>
> Watching and recording TV with GNU/Linux
> http://UseFree.org/drm/#movies
>
> What is Digital Restrictions Management (DRM), and why
> is it evil
> http://UseFree.org/drm/#what_is
> *****************************
>
> *****************************
> Guides for software and hardware developers:
>
> How to help Free & Open Source Software
> http://UseFree.org/#how_to_help
>
> How to license code as GPL, and where to report GPL
> violations
> http://UseFree.org/projects_bounties/#gpl
>
> Bounties and Prizes
> http://UseFree.org/projects_bounties/#bounties
>
> List of Free & Open Source Software Projects
> http://UseFree.org/projects_bounties/#foss
>
> List of Open Hardware Projects
> http://UseFree.org/projects_bounties/#open_hardware
> *****************************
>
> Thank you and have a great day!
> UseFree.org webmasters
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