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RE: Irony (Words and Meanings)
- From: dewar at gnat dot com (Robert Dewar)
- To: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, rms at gnu dot org, scott at coyotegulch dot com
- Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 16:57:55 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: RE: Irony (Words and Meanings)
> I've spent a lot of time working on social justice issues -- and one thing
> I've learned is that the message gets lost if it's too complicated. Just
> explaining the differences between "open source" and "free" software will
> make most people's eyes glaze over. They just don't care -- and neither do
> companies that cater to the consumptive masses.
My goodness! I find this to be a crucial distinction. And I am not talking
abvout philosophy or ideology, it is a matter of pragmatic importance to
our commercial customers!