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[InfoHelp]

My apologies Jim,

Eventually, RTFM has this kind of effect on one.

One realises, that people like Nick, who can be clever,  informative and 
fun, are actually dispensible.

Whereas GNU is not.

At least that's what I've picked up so far.

The Tao in all things - dualism - dialectics - thesis, antithesis & 
synthesis - all are necessary,

and you right - there is no place for this in CLUG, which provides 
mechanistic support.

Thanks for yours,

Rik

Jim Cheetham wrote:

> On Jul 2, 2004, at 9:40 PM, InfoHelp wrote:
>
>> Oh.. so this is the bog-GNU-down-with-obfuscation-list
>
>
> Well, I don't agree with the "GNU/Linux" position, even though I use 
> Debian (who do agree with it, even though RMS dismisses them as 
> "non-free") as my primary Linux OS. I do think that a "pure GPL" 
> distribution would be more practical, and more in agreement with the 
> spirit of free-libre software.
>
> Although there are good arguments to say that the GPL itself is overly 
> restrictive, and that a true Public Domain system is far freer, it is 
> possibly true that "the (software) world is not yet ready for true 
> freedom".
>
> I think that there should be room for discussion, and that this would 
> be a good forum for that, rather than the "more technical" CLUG.
>
>> ..and I thought it was for finding its zest - which nurtured "Linux" 
>> & brought us together here.
>
>
> Linux has zest, and many Open Source projects have zest ... the GNU 
> project needed to do the "boring" groundwork, and they have done it 
> exceptionally well. I just don't think that they have much zest left. 
> you have zest? Enthuse us!
>
> It's always been true that not everyone agrees with the FSF/GNU 
> position. This is not a bad thing - just because people disagree 
> doesn't mean that they can't work together.
>
> This list will be what the subscribers make it, of course. At the 
> moment there are only a small number. Attract more :-) and the list 
> will change. Consider having a charter - as far as I'm concerned, this 
> list exists because you (i.e. Rik) wanted a pro-GNU community, and a 
> number of others agreed in principal. I'm hosting and operating it, 
> but not "running" it. Do you want webspace? A wiki? Just ask, and I'll 
> do it ...
>
> -jim
>
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