Re: Supporting the free software movement

[Karen Sandler <karen gnome org>]

On 2014-06-03 17:33, Marina Zhurakhinskaya wrote:
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> From: "Richard Stallman" <rms gnu org>
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> Subject: Supporting the free software movement
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> Would candidates please answer the question,
>
> How will you direct the GNOME Foundation to promote the general idea
> of free software: that software should be free/libre?
>
> I mean, beyond just making GNOME a good and useful free program.
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> I'd like us to continue promoting free software applications and
> services that compliment GNOME's core offerings to the user and
> inter-operate with them well. We should also work on strong privacy
> and security features.
>
> I'd like to see a larger presence from GNOME at LibrePlanet, and will
> encourage people next year to submit talks about GNOME.
>
> I include the explanation of the four freedoms, license types, and
> distinction between Free Software and Open Source in the GNOME
> Newcomers Workshop.

I agree with everything Marina said.

The newcomer's tutorial at the GNU 30th was a great example of the ways 
FSF and GNOME community can work well together.

I'd also love to continue to help the marketing team figure out ways to 
articulate and promote software freedom to nontechnical people as well 
as to our core userbase. How we talk about and explain what we do can be 
as important as what we do.

karen

> Thanks,
> Marina
>
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