[SFD-discuss] Free Software OSX CD

[Steve Olive]

On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 17:03 +0100, Phil Harper wrote:

> Hmmm, yes, this would be a very bad idea as a handout for Software
> Freedom Day, there's already enough confusion over the difference
> between Free Software and freeware, the last thing we want to do is
> encourage people to think only in terms of price tag. 
> Phil.
> 
> 
> On 9/12/07, Matthew Davidson <mjd at almatech.net.au> wrote:
> 
>         Steve Olive wrote:
>         > Don't forget the Software for Starving Students CD. There
>         are Windows
>         > and Mac OS X versions available:
>         >
>         > http://softwarefor.org/
>         
>         Going by their FAQ, it appears there's a fair amount of
>         non-free stuff
>         on there:
>         
>         "Q: Why isn't your CD open source? and/or Why do you include
>         non-open
>         source software?
>         A: We enthusiastically support the concept of free/open
>         software and 
>         standards. But our primary concern is that students have
>         access to
>         high-quality software, free of charge. If a software title
>         could be
>         useful for students and is free of charge, we'll seek
>         permission to
>         include it even if it is not open source. We've also chosen to
>         license 
>         our contributions to the disc (the interface, etc.) such that
>         it must
>         remain free of charge."
>         
>         Matthew.
>         
>         --
>         Alma Technology - The future is free and open
>         http://www.almatech.net.au ... (02) 6658 1607 ... 0419 242 316
>         --
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>         --
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>         


Sorry, I was just trying to help with a mostly Open Source package of
software for Mac OS X. When I get a bit more time I'll look at what I
can do with the Mac OS X versions of the software on TheOpenCD.

Regards,

Steve
Software Freedom Day Instigator Bathurst

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