ketil@spurv.ii.uib.no (Ketil M. Malde) writes:
~ 
~ Money rules, and it is the scourge of all free software.
~ Unfortunately. I mean, how much coverage have you seen in serious
~ magazines about Gnu, FSF, and several of your favorite free software?
~ Sure, they've been mentioned occasionally, but never realy taken
~ seriously.  Ever seen gcc compared to other C's in the market?  I
~ haven't.  An all because it is *free* (and thus most value for money,
~ beating everything else, thus leading the other C manufacturers down
~ the drain, magazine lose ad money..*sigh*)  I'll stop now. :-)
~ 
Amen, Bro! Like I try to tell my boss, just because Microsoft has a
bigger ad budget don't mean they make a better compiler. Computer
software in one case where, the best things in life are free.  A
problem that reamins, however, is that without access to FTP or a
*serious* BBS you gotta rely on your buds to get at this stuff.  But
if Joe Computerdoode ever catches on to this stuff, it could get
gloomy - a lot of folks (me for one) make their livin's writing s/w
which other people try to sell.

~ BUT: Perhaps we could start letter campaigns to get more coverage for
~ free software?  Mail a letter to Byte or whatever, ask for reviews etc
~ of Gnu stuff, and other free software.  Perhaps it would be possible
~ to get hardware manufacturers on our side?  Now that Dell issues their
~ own Unix, how about getting Gateway or someone to give out a
~ 'commercial' (that is stable and polished) version of Linux, or something?
~
Not bad, but Free Software is really a popular revolt, and I think it
really must spread personally. And they told told two friends, and so
on...

shane

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