Re: Major interview

[Malonowa <malonowa@wanadoo.fr>]

Fredrik Liljegren wrote:

> > To summarize:
> >
> > If we want to attract commercial edsoft developers then I
> > think we need think
> > sensibly about their needs. "Free software Evangelism" will
> > get nowhere with these
> > often small companies who have too much to lose by taking
> > such risks. Perhaps, if
> > people were prepared to pay for software then it's better
> > that the idea of "Fair"
> > software, pricing and licensing is a more attainable goal.
>
> That is a hard question.  I personally think that attracting schools, so
> that they are willing to give linux a try, is more important that attracting
> proprietary development.  For me, the question also is if we would win
> anything if schools went over to linux while it's transforming to become as
> proprietary as eg. M$ Windows..?

The problem here is that there isn't yet enough free software to attract the
schools. Linux is doomed to remain a server os only without the edsoft to make
it a viable desktop machine in the classroom.

Roman.