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

Hi :)
Lol !!! 
+1 !!
I like it :)   I worry that saying LO is free is blocking or at least severely 
hindering any marketing in the US or Uk.  

Regards from
Tom :)




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From: Charles-H. Schulz <charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org>
To: marketing@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Thu, 4 August, 2011 21:30:16
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] website terminology for free software

I'd say that when the FSF sits at our AB we should better comply :-) ...

Best,

Charles.
Le 4 août 2011 21:58, "Florian Effenberger" <floeff@documentfoundation.org>
a écrit :
> Hello,
>
> 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".
>
> I am, as we have a saying in Germany, rather emotionless on this, but I
> do see that many people have concerns with solely using "open source" or
> leaving out the "GNU" prefix.
>
> Shall we aim for achieving a good mixture of both terminologies? Anyone
> has severe concerns on that?
>
> Florian
>
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