[wilhelmtux-discussion] About the Free Software Consortium..

[Robert Ribnitz]

Hello List,

to me the Free Software Consortiom more and more looks like a repackaged 
hoax

- their claims more or less look like a copy of the things on the FSF 
(Europe..) website
- usually, people in the free software world gather in clubs and other 
non-profit organisations (like the FSF Europe, or Wilhelmtux). If they 
are a corporation, they more or less contribute freely to the community, 
and live off consultancy fees (like e.g. RedHat)

but I think I judge them wrongly..

Claude: if you really know one of them, please do invite him to this 
list. At the same time, please make sure that he understands the following:

- This list is entirely non-commercial, we do not need or want 
commercial advertising, or infomercials.
- The list doesnt see it, but there are quite a few addresses in the 
killfile already. Those addresses posted spam, or unwanted content, and 
I banned them at the first mail.
- The same applies to him. Banning a whole domain from posting or 
subscribing to the list is a matter of 5 minutes to me. I have done it 
conultess times with addresses advertising adult materials or sites, or 
with pormoting other services unrelated to wilhelmtux.

- So if the FSC is really able to contribute to the discussion or the 
political process they are welcome to do so.

yours

Robert Ribnitz