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diff --git a/pragmatics.txt b/pragmatics.txt index 95c6b50..ced83b7 100644 --- a/pragmatics.txt +++ b/pragmatics.txt @@ -12,20 +12,51 @@ Free Software Community A. Yu. Yu Abstract - Abstract + Free Software is undoubtably a good thing for society. However, + modern computer users are stuck in the proprietary "ecosystem" for + historical reasons. This document describes the author's viewpoint + of using proprietary platforms to spread the ideas of Free Software. + +Status of This Memo + + This document describes the author's viewpoint. This does not + represent the ideas of the Free Software Foundation or any other + entity. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 3. FSF Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 + 2. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 + 3. FSF Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 + Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 + Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 + Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Introduction - Hi + Readers of this memo probably understand the ideals of the Free + Software Movement, and avoid proprietary software when possible. + However, as most outsiders are unaware and are deeply buried inside + the proprietary dystopia created by mostly multibillion-dollar + technology coorporations, our methods of communicating with the + masses are ineffective. + + In February 2022, the author decided to adjust his dogma, and + permitted limited usage of nonfree chat platforms to hopefully spread + our ideas to the general public. This was attempted by registering a + Discord account, creating a Guild called "Free Software + Introductions", and setting up a basic Discord-to-IRC relay to #fsi + on both irc.andrewyu.org and irc.libera.chat. + + + + + + +Yu Informational [Page 1] + + Pragmatic Use of Nonfree Software April 2022 + 2. Conclusion @@ -50,14 +81,6 @@ Author's Address Andrew Yu The Second School Affiliated to Fudan University Email: andrew@andrewyu.org - - - -Yu Informational [Page 1] - - Pragmatic Use of Nonfree Software April 2022 - - URI: https://www.andrewyu.org/ @@ -86,27 +109,4 @@ Yu Informational [Page 1] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yu Informational [Page 2] |