...operating system unknown is Mac on Intel? So that would mean that mac users turn off their OS identity? Are you serious? I do not know of one single Mac user that would turn off their OS ident. They are so damn proud of it! It means too much!
GNU/Linux users well that is another subject all together. Why you may ask?
Because there are key websites that allow mac and IE only. So turning off your OS ident or setting it to fool the specially crafted browser/OS script is a way to get around this.
Besides why would Mac users waste their precious time taking an IQ test? They are too busy doing istuff.:D;);)
Freedomware is a term that is being used to communicate and market Free and Open Source Software to people new to the ideas and realities behind it. It resonates well with those who are not software developers and who are using computers in their everyday life. More than likely these people will never touch a line of code. Which means that the current paradigm of marketing behind FOSS is lost on them.
I have found that for some reason people seem to just get it when I use the term Freedomware instead of FOSS or even Free Software for that matter. It is a very effective term, it is very marketable as well. This is just from my personal experience anyway. There are others around the world who are starting to use the term Freedomware in this way as well. Give it a shot and see what happens the next time it comes up.
I usually explain that "Freedomware provides you with freedom from all of the high priced relicensing fees." Gives you the freedom to do things that you might not be able to do otherwise. Most importantly you have the freedom to run it on any operating system you like. I also introduce them to freedomware based operating systems like GNU/Linux as providing them the freedom to use the hardware they already have. There are more but you get the idea.
If you have success with using the term go to www.freedomware.name and let us know.
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...operating system unknown is Mac on Intel? So that would mean that mac users turn off their OS identity? Are you serious? I do not know of one single Mac user that would turn off their OS ident. They are so damn proud of it! It means too much! GNU/Linux users well that is another subject all together. Why you may ask? Because there are key websites that allow mac and IE only. So turning off your OS ident or setting it to fool the specially crafted browser/OS script is a way to get around this. Besides why would Mac users waste their precious time taking an IQ test? They are too busy doing istuff. :D ;) ;)
Freedomware is a term that is being used to communicate and market Free and Open Source Software to people new to the ideas and realities behind it. It resonates well with those who are not software developers and who are using computers in their everyday life. More than likely these people will never touch a line of code. Which means that the current paradigm of marketing behind FOSS is lost on them. I have found that for some reason people seem to just get it when I use the term Freedomware instead of FOSS or even Free Software for that matter. It is a very effective term, it is very marketable as well. This is just from my personal experience anyway. There are others around the world who are starting to use the term Freedomware in this way as well. Give it a shot and see what happens the next time it comes up. I usually explain that "Freedomware provides you with freedom from all of the high priced relicensing fees." Gives you the freedom to do things that you might not be able to do otherwise. Most importantly you have the freedom to run it on any operating system you like. I also introduce them to freedomware based operating systems like GNU/Linux as providing them the freedom to use the hardware they already have. There are more but you get the idea. If you have success with using the term go to www.freedomware.name and let us know.