Re: Code Of Conduct

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Wed, 31 May 2006, Richard Stallman wrote:

> Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 15:13:33 -0400
> From: Richard Stallman <rms gnu org>
> To: zuh iki fi
> Cc: foundation-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: Code Of Conduct
>
>     So I would definitely agree that given an idea of contributing (code),
>     women will easily ask who will pay for it where men might not. Maybe
>     they consider open source more as "working" than as a hobby or a way
>     social networking or even as a way to educate oneself.
>
> Perhaps this is a consequence of presenting GNOME as an "open source"
> activity.  That term excludes the idealism of free software, and
> invites people to look at the matter in purely practical terms --
> which is what these women then do.
>
> Perhaps they would understand better why it's worth spending time
> unpaid on our campaign if you tell them that this is the Free Software
> Movement, and that the goal of our campaign is freedom for us and for
> everyone.

If greater clarity and emphasis on freedom is the goal why not say
_Freedom Software_ and avoid the abiguity which in part lead other to
come up with different terminology?

-- 
Alan