On 25/09/06, Yavor Doganov yavor@doganov.org wrote:
Simon Morris wrote:
"When we talk to the public about Free Software we should be careful to put our points across carefully. Shoving a leaflet and a GNU/Linux CD into an unsuspecting users hand and ranting about Free Software in an aggressive way makes them think you are a nutcase"
I agree with this and it has nothing to do with the accusation. This is the reason why RMS and other great speakers begin their speeches with the basics instead of jumping to the conclusions. I heard a lot of people "complaining" that RMS is like a robot, repeating one and the same thing over and over. Well, if the general public would understand at least some part of what he says, he wouldn't be repeating it. They call him an "extremist" and a "nutcase" instead.
It's a hard sell for a lot of people. Amazing that a concept as well known as "Freedom" can be so hard for people to understand.
RMS is a good salesman :-)
But subscribers to this list are not "unsuspecting users" that have no clue about Free Software, am I right?
I think that is a fair statement. I was explaining to Otto where he had gone wrong in interpreting Shanes statement
Thanks