[SFD-discuss] Quick question....

[Arron M Finnon]

Hi Guys,

Just a quick enquiry about software we would like to give out at
Software Freedom Day.

One of our members has offered to burn a number of Linux Mint CD's and
DVD'd to give out at the event, coupled with a howto guide to show how
to install it.

One of our other members thinks we can't do that because Linux Mint
comes with Proprietary media codecs. 

My thoughts on it is that it's a day about celebrating software freedom,
and that taking a hard line on stuff that doesn't conform to FSF guide
lines on free software isn't really the event for it, my views is that
workshops and discussion groups on why using free-codecs is better than
using proprietary-codecs i think is a great idea.  Sort of advertising
alternatives, rather than saying YOU CAN'T USE THAT

I have the nasty thought that we have all of these potential new users,
who the minute they go to play their music or videos sit there and say
"well free software is good but you can't play stuff i'll just boot back
in to windows"  

You guys have any ideas or am i just making more out of it than i should
-- 
Arron M Finnon

President

The UAD Linux Society

www.thelinuxsociety.org.uk