Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

On 08/04/2011 01:36 PM, Cor Nouws wrote:
> Hi Florian,
>
> Florian Effenberger wrote (04-08-11 21:57)
>
> > I've received a request to change two things on our website, regarding
> > terminology:
> >
> > - Instead of solely using "open source", I was asked that we should also
> > use "free software".
> >
> > - "Linux" should be referred to as "GNU/Linux".
> > [...]
> >
> > Shall we aim for achieving a good mixture of both terminologies? Anyone
> > has severe concerns on that?
>
> Using 'free' along side 'open source' is good anyway, because it adds 
> an extra dimension to our message, that is quite easy to understand.
>
> The use of 'GNU' does not add anything that is easy to understand. 
> It's more something that people 'in the know' like to see. It might 
> look a bit more weird to people that are new. But the change that it 
> hurts is so small, that I do not object the use of GNU/Linux.
>
> Cheers,

I agree with Cor on both items.

-Craig

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