to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > 1. it is an insult towards those actually doing something Like > (random example) this electronic music composer [1] and professor > (chosen at random among my acquaintances) who makes a point > of using free software and introduces his audience, music > students to it >
No insult tomas - it's reality. One small tree can not stand the avalanche. > 2. it is defaetist "the others have won, anyway, just accept it > and give up". No. Truss up your sleeves ;-) > No give up - we have to bring it to the next level - if it is not handled at political level, you can indeed drink a glass of water and go play with linux in your basement soon. Also there is nothing going on in Europe anymore (at least not significant except SuSE). There is a lot to discuss about and someone must stand for this what happened in the past 15y - especially after 2008. > 3. it's not fun. And that is perhaps the biggest crime on the > spirit of computing. Alan Perlis [2] must know! > What do you mean? > 4. it could be a poisonous meme planted by "our opponents". > Where did you pick that up? What do you mean?