Re: RealMedia used for GUADEC live transmissions?

[Miguel de Icaza <miguel ximian com>]

Hello,

>     Or he could *download* the proprietary software, and run it for a few
>     hours, and effectively make a change instead of complaining. 
> 
> We all lead by example with our actions; we all show our priorities by
> what factors we base our decisions on.  You have made your values and
> priorities clear: you value technical advances far more than freedom.

You are very confused, or you like to demonize people.

I am proposing that *one* person "taints" himself for the few hours that
it takes to conver the files into an open format that everyone can use. 
So a few hours of using a proprietary tool for the sake of the common
good, to address the current problem, as opposed to having everyone
sitting on their asses directing from the comfort of an keyboard what
others should do.

>     I was not involved in the organization of Guadec.  I just see people
>     like Rui and you as being tremendously disrespectful for the hard work
>     that the volunteers put together.
> 
> GUADEC exists for GNOME, and GNOME exists for freedom, so it is a
> mistake to construe our concern for freedom as a lack of respect for
> people who develop GNOME.

It is a lack of respect for the volunteers that put the long hours into
the conference.  You know perfectly well that not everyone involved in
free software is working on it for free software, there are hundreds of
different reasons.  

Miguel.