Re: question for candidates

[Og Maciel <ogmaciel gnome org>]

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Ciaran O'Riordan <ciaran member fsf org> wrote:
> Can you say what freedom of choice means?
>
> Is it the freedom to choose between various software packages, i.e "Will I
> choose to use Flash or Silverlight?"
>
> Or is it always having the choice of downloading the source code, and the
> freedom for the community to choose to modify and distribute modified
> versions of all the software they use?

Hi there Ciarán, thank you for your question.

For one thing, GNOME has always meant freedom of downloading the
source code and being able to modify, fork, distribute, do whatever
catches your fancy.

The inclusion of Flash, Silverlight, etc is not a GNOME thing per se
but more of a distribution decision. In other words, GNOME does not
handle the decision of what other distributions choose to ship. We
focus on providing quality software and empowering people to work or
even create new component that they want to use. So, to answer your
question, "GNOME means choose what you want to use and by the way,
here's the source code and mailing lists, and forums and channels
where you can learn how to use the source code."

Cheers,
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