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Gatekeeper proves if we don't bring our core ideas past usual FOSS folks to general public, both FOSS & user freedom generally are fucked.
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Outreach, both of use, involvement, but also ideals, more important than ever.
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(So I declare on identi.ca, FOSS circlejerk of the intarwebs)
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You're a redditor, do you think introducing ideals in certain venues does more damage than good (you just become a "them" to reinforce...
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...their "us" mob mentality and as a result sully your ideals in the eyes of the general public?
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Good questions. I think that's something that needs to be carefully considered in outreach.
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But at very least, a lot of our "core resources" are great, well thought out (eg, RMS' essays) but mostly just appeal to hackers/academics
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Starting there, working on resources which aim for a more broad audience but retain their core underlying ideals might not be a bad start.
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Anyway @1111aether, you're right, it isn't easy to do things in a way that don't just push people back. But we've got to try :\
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I used to reddit under the name theriverofjustice, linked to a ton of RMS' &McLuhans writings, then I was branded poison, then it got to...
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the point where I couldn't open my mouth without being taken down (deleted user ITT being taken down by MPT) http://ur1.ca/8ah4t...
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Sad to hear. I appreciated your reddit contributions (and comments on mediagoblin posts)! :)
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Apparently not everyone knows what gatekeeper is yet. http://ur1.ca/88je4
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realised bc I was seen as"divisive"(so not!) and everything I said was,then I was doing harm by being the source of citations.So I stopped.
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Tee hee..So yeah,I'm a fat neckbeard who's never kissed a girl and just jealous because my codes not good enough to get hired anywhere ;)
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lol! Nope, didn't know 'gatekeeper' was not meant literally. D'oh! Sorry :)
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@cwebber damn. Can't say didn't see this coming, but, major (forced) cultural shift for the worse. Next step: hardware to lock us out. uefi?
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Complete and totaly computing dystopia, here we come.
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Soon even developers won't access their own OS, will just develop through web-based IDEs with SaaS build systems
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@cwebber That's ok b/c the developers *will* have access to all of their users private data (because the only button to start is ACCEPT)
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Would be pretty great if that what the power button said even on these new devices
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eeek! ♻ @cwebber: Soon even developers won't access their own OS, will just develop through web-based IDEs with SaaS build systems
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And, y'know, proud of it.
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Hey, so, what's "Gatekeeper"? I'm kinda lost.
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Oh, the Mackertosh thing. Yes, I agree. Perfect is the enemy of the not-nightmarish.
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@cwebber memo to the circle: FLOSS has won http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/20091212-00
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I believe that correcting other people's terminology lost.
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I hate associating free software with a dental routine they feel guilty about not doing even though they know they should.
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@cwebber it is very much like that. I feel gross if I don't floss every day.
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mac attack i want my money back may seem cool may seem good quickest way to kill the neighborhood https://youtube.com/watch?v=U0XAcQKNLvc
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