[H-GEN] Software Freedom Day - Sept 10th
Anthony Towns
aj at azure.humbug.org.au
Tue Aug 9 04:43:03 EDT 2005
Robert Brockway wrote:
>>>nit: there's more to free software than 'merely' Linux.
>>>And since Humbug is not just a lug you should also include
>>>the other freed versions of unix.
> I can't seem to see James' reply so I'm following up here. I'm glad this
> was brought up, I meant to go back and edit my post to reword that section
> before sending but apparently I forgot. I was going to suggest Freesbie
> CDs along with various Linux live CDs.
FreesBIE CDs seem like a pretty cruel thing to give someone who hasn't
heard of free software before, let alone Unix, no?
How about aiming for some Linux install CDs, some TheOpenCDs, and some
decent pamphlets on learning more?
> Give the baby an account and s/he can hit the net all day.
Am I the only one who thought that should've been followed by "...give
the baby an install CD and s/he can hit the net forever" ?
Cheers,
aj
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