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Re: One word label for someone who rejects proprietary software
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Andrea Trentini |
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Re: One word label for someone who rejects proprietary software |
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Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:34:26 +0100 |
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On 13/02/2020 20:46, Roberto Beltran via libreplanet-discuss wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> It occurred to me that there isn't really a good one-word way of
> describing someone who rejects proprietary software on ethical grounds.
> For example there's "vegan" for people who don't consume animal
> products on ethical grounds. I know there is a derogatory term that
> exists, and another which is specific to someone who agrees with RMS,
> but there is no general positive term that we could all use. Even a
> short phrase seems difficult because you could say "free software
> advocate" but you can reject proprietary software on ethical grounds
> without doing any advocacy.
>
> I think this would be good so people can self-identify, and it might
> help bring the idea into common thought.
>
> If anyone has any ideas, please share.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Roberto Beltran
>
> [1]https://libremiami.org/
>
> References
>
> 1. https://libremiami.org/
>
>
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