[Novalug] Free support turned down.

Christopher Jones christopher.donald.jones@gmail.com
Wed Aug 7 14:26:34 EDT 2013


I think that's the wrong approach. I think its important to educate people
about the impact of close source software on their freedom. Maybe if people
looked at it a different way they would change their actions. I did.


On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Jay Hart <jhart@kevla.org> wrote:

> So, you tried to "preach up" the preacher, and he turned you down.
>  Classic!!!
>
> Some get it, some don't.  I don't bother telling people about FOSS
> anymore...
>
> Jay
>
> > I offered to help with IT at my church and the school near it on
> Saturdays
> > and Sundays if issues came up. I was actually turned down. I can
> understand
> > you may need to hire someone full time but I would imagine help is always
> > good. I also offered to help with software and training because the
> Priest
> > was complaining about the price of software. I  said "I wouldn't use
> that I
> > would use FOSS" (though I explained what that was. He said he doesn't
> think
> > the free software can do what MS office can do and he tried open office
> and
> > it wasn't powerful enough. So no thanks on libre software either ! If
> this
> > is how people have been taught to think its no wonder we have such a
> > problem with adoption!
> >
> > --
> > Chris Jones
> > RHCSA
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-- 
Chris Jones
RHCSA
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