I've been thinking about this whole "free software related" thing.
I am starting to think that rather than the focus of FSDaily being on "free software related news", it makes more sense to be focussed on "news for the free software community".
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lozz
47 weeks 5 days 1 hour 17 min ago
It's got my vote. There's many
It's got my vote. There's many Free Software related *issues* that aren't, in themselves, directly about Free Software. Devious Microsoft machinations calculated to adversely impact on Free Software would be among the most prominent examples of those.
mattflaschen
47 weeks 5 days 43 min 36 sec ago
This is kind of an arbitrary distinction.
This is kind of an arbitrary distinction. I would say that whole list (DRM, software patents, etc.) is free software-related. It's just not free software-specific.
schestowitz
47 weeks 4 days 11 hours 41 min ago
Sounds like a good plan, Dave.
Sounds like a good plan, Dave.
greengrass
47 weeks 4 days 11 hours 26 min ago
I absolutely agree. I am really
I absolutely agree. I am really interested in reading stuff about DRM, and what FS competitors are doing, and other things that impact on people's freedoms, even if they aren't STRICTLY "free software" in the narrowest definition.
dave
47 weeks 4 days 5 hours 4 min ago
I agree and I'm glad you think
I agree and I'm glad you think so. But others maybe more picky.
dave
47 weeks 4 days 4 hours 38 min ago
Thanks for your responses. I figured
Thanks for your responses. I figured it wa a no brainer, as issues that surround free software (freedom, free culture, DRM, etc.) have already been promoted many times on FSDaily. All the same, I wanted to make sure.
So we can focus on the new slogan "News for and by the free software community". :)
Smegzor
47 weeks 3 days 23 hours 47 min ago
I like the type of articles I'm
I like the type of articles I'm seeing here already.
Would that change? If not, I'm happy =)
spikeb
47 weeks 3 days 22 hours 17 min ago
I think we're figuring it out :)
I think we're figuring it out :)
sgbeal
47 weeks 3 days 20 hours 40 min ago
We could also argue that software
We could also argue that software release announcements are "free software news", yet i doubt that many people want to see fsdaily turn into another Freshmeat.
dave
47 weeks 3 days 11 hours 12 min ago
No. The stories we have here should
No. The stories we have here should stay the same. I was just looking for support in keeping it that way, because I've heard arguments that some of the articles aren't exactly free software related.