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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Wednesday 13 Jul 2011 11:12 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
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>> FOSS advocate who's free, frank and fearless
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>>| Journalist, FOSS advocate, feminist - Carla Schroder is all
>>| these and more. But more than anything it is her straight talking
>>| that marks her out - when she takes a stand on issues she is
>>| driven by conviction.
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>> http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/48417-foss-advocate-whos-free-frank-and-fearless
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> In FOSS (as in any field) there are a lot of people spreading nasty talk,
> but they can't stop you from doing things.
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> It is hard, and sometimes I think the US has produced generations of
> easily-discouraged quitters who have no idea how to really work at
> something, how to learn new skills, how to plug away at a task until they
> master it. And so we have these efforts like Unity and Gnome 3 chasing
> people who really aren't interested in computers, trying to win them over
> by being so ultra-easy that they'll be irresistible. I think this is a
> loser strategy, because smartphones and tablets are perfect for the
> just-let-me-poke-it crowd. PCs are incredibly powerful, wonderful
> general-purpose machines, and I think a better approach is to show how
> they have brought formerly expensive, difficult tasks like audio
> production, color photography, movie making, industrial design, 3D
> printing and home fabs, and much more into the reach of home users,
> hobbyists, and small businesses. Approach people according to their
> interests, show them how computers can help them be creative and do
> things they enjoy faster, cheaper, and better.
Carla rocks. And she started doing many articles on usage of GNU/Linux
in the ways that are expressed above.
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~~ Best of wishes
Dr. Roy S. Schestowitz (Ph.D. Medical Biophysics), Imaging Researcher
http://Schestowitz.com | GNU/Linux administration | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
Editor @ http://techrights.org & Broadcaster @ http://bytesmedia.co.uk/
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