Leo official page Linkat today September 20th is the day of freedom software, and I want my blog to join the celebration. We can not fail to recognize that the widespread use of ICT to broad sectors of society (and hence of new knowledge) and the free software and / or free hand go together. How many of us would have a blog if we had to pay? Who would have a Joomla or Moodle? How about the Wikipedia? And so much more.
So I find, frankly, less surprising as it may be people who are against free software (and, as you read). It is a reality, a bit sad but true, that the degree of acceptance and use of SL is directly proportional to the knowledge and mastery of computer systems.
Among the people around me, especially co-workers, meeting daily the following comments (for example):
"place more strange! The computer room has no profes Word " When it would be rare, given that the official copy we have is 99 and was sent to the secretariat computer. It will not install pirated copies should be quite rare.
"When you are installing a word processor rather" normal "?" My answer is always that my word processor "normal" is what is installed, Open Office, which is what I use, usually a few years ago. But of course, have to see what normal is normal, if yours or mine ...
"I can not use Linux because I can not instalármelo at home . I'm sick over and over again to explain the difference between program and operating system. Clear that ordinary mortals do not know to install Linux at home, we also install Windows from scratch. Raise your hand if you have formatted and installed the OS of your computer! Do not try to change Windows for Linux if you do not have the necessary knowledge. The thing is as simple as using the same free software on both Windows and Linux. If you want to record sound with Audacity, for instance, what does it matter when you leave your computer open the Linkat already have it installed? "That little icon is not on the same site or not is the same color and there to look?
"You can not force people to use the Open Office sending files. Odt" . This really is great. That is, when you send a file. Doc does not force anyone, but give him total freedom. Freedom of pirating the Word of a neighbor, ask him or computer coordinator of the center, or e-mule download it (this is the preferred choice of students).
"Open Office sucks when you open a file (. Doc, of course, they are" files, in his prime "), move all" . Yes, that's what has to change the format a document. When you try to do the opposite, open a. Odt in Word do not move anything, because you do not open it directly. Is it about the payment, you only want if you are "one of us." Sometimes I try to explain that if you have installed the two packages, which has been hacked and can be downloaded freely over the Internet, because you do not have these problems, but ...
Honestly, there are many days when I get tired ... I get very tired of having to justify myself to do things the way I think is most correct. If it was just a matter of personal ideology surely continue to act like I do, that is definitely supporting the use of SL and respecting who does not think like me. But not about ideology, but of legality.
About: instructions beginning of the course for the organization of schools (Catalunya) , point number 17: The commission (...)
Tindra cure aspectes normatius dels següents:
(...) That's provisions llicència d'ús the for all software being used in each computer center. In this sense, the adoption of free software facilitates the use and dissemination of ICT applications without restrictions and with full respect for the law. •
commonly used formats based on open standards for exchanging electronic documents ( www.xtec.cat / guidelines / standards ). (...).
¿A Dice something someone will join in a same point of Words "normativos aspects" and "standards OPENED?
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