Bryce Harrington-3 wrote
Inkscape's not a business though...
I suppose the better analogy would be, you want to grow and hand-roast your own coffee beans to brew in your garage. Some of your neighbors pop by to try out the coffee, and many of them pitch in to help with the various chores. Word gets out that you're providing free coffee, and before you know it half the city is passing through your garage.
Then someone points out, "You only have half the city coming through; if you want to get the rest you need to make coffee that tastes more like Starbucks."
Hence you call your neighbors and say: "We should _educate_ people not to drink Starbucks as it's not free. Then we'll have all the city passing through my garage without becoming a business or having to conform to people's tastes! You see: now they don't like ours but they'll get used to...".
:)
Does the concept of freedom discussed here incorporate the freedom to choose not to be free (for whatever reason)? Is a free software that deliberately chooses not to implement or support some features, because they let users still use proprietary software, really "promoting" freedom? Or is it trying to "force" freedom?
I don't like the word "educate" on the title. As a user, I'd be less biased in reading this thread if there was a more humble and respectful word, like "promote".
Regards. Luca
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