From: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
To: "Richard M. Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>
Cc: dhruva@ymail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Release plans
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 17:51:10 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080803175110.GA6025@muc.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1KPSTJ-0007k6-8V@fencepost.gnu.org>
Hi, again!
On Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 09:33:21PM -0400, Richard M. Stallman wrote:
> I think it would "do you good" to spend a week using only
> proprietary software on a Microsoft Windows system; I don't think
> you're aware of just how sucky it is.
> If I did all my work in Emacs, as usual, I might not notice much difference.
Er, "using only proprietary software ....". The whole idea is that you
_would_ notice. You know, use the whole works, Microsoft Word, Outlook
Express, Visual Studio (or, if you've been suffering from a lack of
vomitting in the recent past, Lotus Notes), Clear Case (a proprietary VCS
system), .......
To be honest, I wouldn't do that either if somebody suggested it to me.
But if you did try this, you might then be a bit more sympathetic to
those who percieve that type of software to be modern, efficient, and OK.
> If you were, you'd realise that campaigning on the basis of
> software quality in addition to freedom could be effective indeed.
> I am sure it IS effective for convincing people to use GNU/Linux when
> that is more convenient. I want to convince people to insist on
> freedom even when it is inconvenient.
I see my task, miniscule though my personal contribution might be, to be
to make freedom convenient. Several of my colleagues over the years have
told me they don't care about software freedom, they want the tools which
get their job done best. You can't argue with that, it's consistent and
honest. I think free software should cater to them, too.
I don't think many software people really do care that much about
freedom. To make people value freedom over convenience, I think you'd
have to first convince them that any incovenience would be minor.
--
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
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2008-07-30 9:58 Release plans dhruva
2008-07-31 1:59 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-07-31 9:30 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-07-31 22:01 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-08-01 14:15 ` Frank Schmitt
2008-08-01 14:51 ` Miles Bader
2008-08-02 5:12 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-08-02 7:20 ` Frank Schmitt
2008-08-03 1:33 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-03 11:38 ` Juanma Barranquero
2008-08-03 22:42 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-03 23:16 ` Juanma Barranquero
2008-08-04 15:55 ` Davi Leal
2008-08-05 21:48 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-12 4:48 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-12 7:30 ` Miles Bader
2008-08-12 15:37 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-12 10:32 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-12 16:08 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-13 20:20 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-03 13:48 ` Nic
2008-08-03 22:42 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-01 15:31 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-02 5:12 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-08-02 17:12 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-02 23:46 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-03 1:33 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-03 18:01 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-04 15:33 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-12 4:24 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-12 10:32 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-12 16:12 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-03 1:33 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-03 17:51 ` Alan Mackenzie [this message]
2008-08-04 15:33 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-04 19:08 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-05 8:05 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-01 17:39 ` Davi Leal
2008-08-02 5:12 ` Richard M Stallman
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2008-08-14 15:36 Robert J. Chassell
2008-08-14 15:51 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-14 21:00 ` Robert J. Chassell
2008-08-14 22:58 ` Johannes Weiner
[not found] <SRV-ADEXCHyjlMFAVNL0000090e@waccglobal.org>
2008-08-13 14:07 ` Mike Rowse
2008-08-13 1:30 A Soare
2008-08-12 20:51 A Soare
2008-08-12 21:35 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-12 20:16 christophe
2008-08-12 18:57 A Soare
2008-08-12 18:54 A Soare
2008-08-12 18:58 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-12 18:41 A Soare
2008-08-12 18:46 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-12 18:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-12 18:38 A Soare
2008-08-12 18:36 A Soare
2008-08-12 18:04 A Soare
2008-08-12 18:21 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-12 18:25 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-12 15:34 A Soare
2008-08-12 15:59 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-12 14:34 A Soare
2008-08-12 14:52 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-12 17:14 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-13 6:26 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-13 9:20 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-14 5:19 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-14 8:38 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-14 9:33 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-14 9:49 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-08-14 10:04 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-14 10:30 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-14 11:07 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-14 11:44 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-08-14 12:27 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-15 12:45 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-14 12:39 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-14 13:15 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-14 13:28 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-14 13:41 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-14 17:08 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-14 14:30 ` Gilaras Drakeson
2008-08-14 18:00 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-15 12:45 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-15 14:18 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-15 17:54 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-15 12:45 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-15 16:29 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-16 10:40 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-14 10:37 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-08-14 11:24 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-14 12:54 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-08-14 13:31 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-14 14:02 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-08-14 16:55 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-15 12:45 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-16 1:41 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-17 7:16 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-15 3:41 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-15 4:04 ` Sean O'Rourke
2008-08-15 20:12 ` Michael Ekstrand
2008-08-15 5:08 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-16 0:08 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-16 5:14 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-15 17:20 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-16 10:39 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-16 12:05 ` joakim
2008-08-17 7:16 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-17 9:32 ` joakim
2008-08-18 6:14 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-18 7:19 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-08-18 8:03 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-08-18 8:26 ` joakim
2008-08-19 12:21 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-19 13:02 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-20 3:47 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-20 5:20 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-19 13:42 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-08-20 3:48 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-18 14:20 ` Gilaras Drakeson
2008-08-18 17:13 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-18 17:42 ` Paul R
2008-08-19 12:21 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-20 0:01 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-21 23:09 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-16 16:29 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-16 21:04 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-16 21:35 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-16 22:43 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-17 7:31 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-18 0:01 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-18 10:18 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-18 17:58 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-18 21:09 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-18 23:27 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-19 10:23 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-19 11:56 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-19 9:46 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-19 12:36 ` Robert J. Chassell
2008-08-20 5:55 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-20 17:48 ` Robert J. Chassell
2008-08-25 1:34 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-25 10:47 ` Robert J. Chassell
2008-08-25 13:13 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-25 15:19 ` Robert J. Chassell
2008-08-25 17:11 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-26 4:10 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-26 10:59 ` Robert J. Chassell
2008-08-27 5:00 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-27 11:37 ` Robert J. Chassell
2008-08-28 5:42 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-28 10:17 ` Robert J. Chassell
2008-08-26 16:37 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-26 18:14 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-27 18:54 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-27 20:33 ` Paul R
2008-08-29 2:41 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-29 5:34 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-29 11:39 ` Bruce Stephens
2008-08-29 13:11 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-29 19:23 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-29 20:03 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2008-08-29 20:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-08-29 20:53 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-29 23:24 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-29 22:56 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-30 19:51 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2008-08-30 23:07 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-31 9:09 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2008-08-29 22:53 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-31 9:27 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2008-08-29 19:13 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-29 23:48 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-01 6:11 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-01 18:25 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-27 22:32 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-27 21:57 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-08-28 0:10 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-29 2:40 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-29 5:30 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-27 22:09 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-28 1:10 ` Thomas Lord
2008-09-01 6:11 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-01 18:09 ` Thomas Lord
2008-09-02 1:09 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-02 2:18 ` Thomas Lord
2008-09-02 14:13 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-09-02 20:48 ` Thomas Lord
2008-09-01 18:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-09-01 20:17 ` Thomas Lord
2008-09-01 19:53 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-09-01 21:23 ` Thomas Lord
2008-09-02 3:26 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-09-02 20:43 ` Thomas Lord
2008-09-03 5:08 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-27 23:09 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-28 0:22 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-28 1:01 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-26 21:25 ` joakim
2008-08-29 2:41 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-19 15:52 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-25 14:39 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-25 22:01 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-25 22:19 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-26 4:54 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-26 10:02 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-27 5:38 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-27 21:06 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-27 21:12 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-28 20:01 ` Sean Sieger
2008-08-28 6:07 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-27 15:57 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2008-08-27 18:33 ` tomas
2008-08-28 6:09 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-28 8:14 ` tomas
2008-08-28 7:25 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-28 8:23 ` tomas
2008-08-28 6:26 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-19 16:31 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-20 3:47 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-20 6:14 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-19 12:21 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-19 13:04 ` Paul R
2008-08-20 3:48 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-17 2:37 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-17 8:01 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-17 17:42 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-17 21:07 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-17 21:24 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-17 21:33 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-08-17 22:31 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-18 3:06 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-18 6:14 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-17 21:45 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2008-08-18 6:14 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-18 17:09 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-19 16:28 ` René Kyllingstad
2008-08-20 3:48 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-17 7:16 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-15 3:41 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-15 17:17 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-16 10:40 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-16 7:14 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-08-14 17:24 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-08-15 3:41 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-15 14:04 ` Alan Mackenzie
2008-08-15 16:35 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-15 18:07 ` Thomas Lord
2008-08-16 10:40 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-16 10:40 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-12 13:51 A Soare
2008-08-12 13:37 A Soare
2008-08-12 13:50 ` martin rudalics
2008-08-12 17:16 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-12 14:02 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-12 14:54 ` Paul R
2008-08-12 18:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-12 19:16 ` Óscar Fuentes
2008-08-12 19:41 ` Paul R
2008-08-12 13:11 A Soare
2008-08-12 13:20 ` Juanma Barranquero
2008-08-12 15:54 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-13 6:26 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-13 7:05 ` Johannes Weiner
2008-08-12 13:24 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-12 12:21 A Soare
2008-08-12 12:33 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-12 13:42 ` Michael Ekstrand
2008-08-13 6:27 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-13 7:14 ` Alex Ott
2008-08-12 14:45 ` Miles Bader
2008-08-12 14:56 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-12 16:47 ` Drew Adams
2008-08-13 20:20 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-08-12 18:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-05 2:53 dhruva
2008-08-05 4:43 ` tomas
2008-08-05 21:48 ` Richard M. Stallman
2008-07-31 9:54 dhruva
2008-07-31 22:01 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-07-14 15:07 Chong Yidong
2008-07-17 0:27 ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-17 6:41 ` David Kastrup
2008-07-21 4:49 ` Chong Yidong
2008-07-21 8:06 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2008-07-21 13:32 ` Chong Yidong
2008-07-21 14:19 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2008-07-23 20:52 ` Michael Albinus
2008-07-23 21:42 ` Chong Yidong
2008-07-26 7:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-26 21:33 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-07-27 3:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-27 17:14 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-07-27 19:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-28 21:46 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-07-29 3:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-30 3:47 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-07-30 17:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-28 13:43 ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-28 14:10 ` Chong Yidong
2008-07-28 14:33 ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-29 17:11 ` Chong Yidong
2008-07-29 17:54 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-29 15:21 ` Roland Winkler
2008-08-02 17:34 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-09 18:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-08-09 18:34 ` Juanma Barranquero
2008-08-09 19:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2008-07-31 2:10 ` Bastien
2008-07-31 2:43 ` Chong Yidong
2008-07-31 8:06 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-08-01 2:53 ` Bastien
2008-08-01 19:26 ` Jay Belanger
2008-08-01 19:32 ` Chong Yidong
2008-08-02 16:12 ` Jay Belanger
2008-08-02 4:08 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-08-02 17:30 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-08-05 4:04 ` Bill Wohler
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