Question for TLUGgers: How can Canada take a leading role in FOSS?

[Evan Leibovitch]

Christopher Browne wrote:

>ideology is a given in this case.
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The line between "vision" and "ideology" is a thin one.

>The only way to avoid political rhetoric is to continually declare the basic political principles, all the time.
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Or you simply enshrine the vision and mission of the org into the
bylaws, and post them for all to see:

http://www.cluecan.ca/intro
http://www.cluecan.ca/goals

Once the vision and mission are set, then all the ensuing internal
debate is how to execute within that context. Next come goals, and then
strategy and tactics to achieve the goals.

Internal debate on these issues can be heated, but as long as it's in
the shared interest of reaching the vision, that's OK.

>>Someday it will be, but right now, people don't even know what Linux is.
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So what? Most people don't know what a catalytic converter is either,
but they still drive cars.

"Having everyone know what Linux is" is not IMO a useful goal or
strategy. Having open source and open standards promoted and accepted
amongst relevant developers of public policy is far more useful.

"Educating the public understand that distributing free software is not
piracy"  serves a broader goal, and this particular kind of public
awareness is IMO far more important to "the vision" than ensuring that
everyone's heard of Linux.

- Evan

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