Hello! So I created these places: [1]https://mobilizon.fr/@digital_commons [2]https://github.com/yugawara/digitalcommons I hope like-minded people can start to add contents and we can make it better over a long time! I can make anyone intested an 'Administrator'. My hope is that we can put together our collective thoughts and analyze them. There are endless possibilities here - we can collect links, develop software, anything we want! Regarding 'marketing', that's definitely important - we can share information and develop strategies here! -Yasu On Mon, 2022-05-23 at 15:38 +0000, Lori Nagel via libreplanet-discuss wrote: I was reading yourlong email, and this has been on my mind for a long time, but inorder to get the freedom respecting software technology into thehands of everyone for everything instead of proprietary software,what you have to solve is not a technology problem, but a marketingproblem. If you think abouthow we got to the state we are in today, with proprietary softwaredominating in certain areas of computing, you have to remember thatthe reason for that is because of marketing, not because the productsare better, but because of how people know about it, and the socialrelationships between people. Just because software has always beenpromoted a certain way, or that even it is promoted in a differentway does not mean we have to keep doing it that way. I keep thinkingabout what you said, how asking questions is a skill that is honedwith practice, and not everyone has mastered it, and how it goes overdifferently with different audiences. Then you talk about all thosenewbie questions and how people just want their stuff to work. Why should peoplehave to answer endless newbie questions for free all the time, whycan’t that be a paid job? Why wouldn’t people pay someone tohold their hand and basically help them through everything? A lot of thethinking about this kind of thing comes from people in the technologyspace, people who like to fool around for hours on end to get thingsto work, rather than just ask someone and have it done in fiveseconds. We have this fascination with technology and are happy to,for hours on end, get the search engines to hopefully bring inrelevant results and then tweak them until it works. Yet, once you are inthe mindset of a tech person, how can you get into the mindset ofyour opposite, the marketing person selling memberships, themulti-level network marketer, a person whose focus is on people,marketing and selling, not technology? The thing withmarketing, is it is just as innovative as technology, and techniquesthat worked to get peoples attention and get them to buy are alwayschanging, and yet the principles are timeless. You have to get theproduct in front of an audience and convince people that it is theproduct for them, or that it is the service for them. So, with that I havesome questions. What if we improved tech support by bringing peoplein who speak the customers own language in terms they can understand? What if we brought people in whose strengths were not so focused onthe technology piece, but on the human piece, and focused on the waypeople use technology rather than trying to turn everyone into a techguru? I’ve oftenwondered if certain strategies used in marketing focused businessescould be used for tech support. What if the person selling thesupport could be responsible for the people they bring in, forgetting them the help that they want with freedom respectingsoftware? What if it was not about trying to save money, but peoplebuying a membership in a community where they feel welcome andunderstood? I’m only oneperson, and I certainly don’t have all the answers, and I don’texpect technology focused people to necessarily wrap their headsaround the idea that people are literally buying into this idea of acommunity and not a product or service. But, yet this is essentiallywhat the free software foundation is, and we need to take thisconcept and expand it. We need to reach new markets through peoplewhose primary interest is in marketing and relationships. I really think thisneeds to be discussed further. I do not think the issues areunsolvable, but that they will require always going outside of ourcommunities, but also going outside our own modes of thought andbecoming our opposites. On Sunday, May 22, 2022, 08:56:00 PM EDT, Yasuaki Kudo <[3]yasu@yasuaki.com> wrote: With partners, I am currently trying to start a "digital commons movement", if you will, a community where people learn together and rebuild a new collaborative society based on partnership of the equals, and I stress this term equal partnership - zero hierarchy, zero "come back later when you know know how to ask better questions", zero knowledge worshipping, zero founder, zero leadership - initially focused on the digital domain to bootstrap the movement. In such a community, yes, any question, suggestion or statement will be welcome! They are not only welcome but will probably form the backbone of the society. Erica's really good points and many others we discussed here such as the twitter replacement, make me think that time is ripe for this. In the community I am thinking of, Free Software will be an important part but it will not be the end goal or the most dominant focus. Rather, Free Software will be a natural choice, because the software requirements of the community will require that kind of licensing as the bare minimum standard. But it won't be just married to Free Software, either. The software licensing is just a part its concern and it will also have discussions of how to take advantage of proprietary systems. IPhone maybe a totally locked system but it doesn't stop us from accessing homepages built with Free Software. Windows is proprietary but WSL2 makes available a Linux subsystem on top of it. Gradually transitioning from Proprietary to Free is a perfectly good strategy, in my opinion. If I may add, what else is a proprietary system good for, other than to make the transition to the Free? If anyone reading this is interested, you can contact me personally 😄 - let's make it happen! -Yasu +81.90.6523.2640 yasu@yasuaki.com [4]http://yasuaki.com On May 23, 2022, at 01:24, Jean Louis <[5]bugs@gnu.support> wrote: * Erica Frank <[6]e.lynn.frank@gmail.com> [2022-05-19 22:30]: It's increasingly clear to me that the free software movement has little interest in outreach to the general non-coder/non-developer public, and this reply just reinforces my belief. That is not true. That is your personal impression, though it is not objectively true. Free software movement is really huge, large community. Many large companies are inside of it, including Google, Redhat, Lenovo, including Microsoft, and too many users and developers, so it is very out of proportion to claim how "free software ovement" has "little interest" in outreach to general public. We talk mostly of GNU system based on Linux kernel. GNU/Linux FAQ by Richard Stallman [7]https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html But for those who refer to system incorrectly with "Linux" only, there are many many online references guiding people to install GNU/Linux on their computers. How to Install Linux [8]https://www.howtogeek.com/693588/how-to-install-linux/ Install Linux | Simple Guide For Installation of Linux in Windows [9]https://www.educba.com/install-linux/ How to Install Linux: 13 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow [10]https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Linux How to Install Linux on Any PC or Laptop [11]https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-install-linux/ How to Install Linux | Operating Systems | Lenovo US [12]https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/operating-systems/how-to-install- linux/?orgRef=https%253A%252F%252Fduckduckgo.com%252F How to Download and Install Linux (Ubuntu) on Windows PC [13]https://www.guru99.com/install-linux.html How to install Linux step-by-step - Like Geeks [14]https://likegeeks.com/how-to-install-linux/ How to Install Linux (Ubuntu) on Windows 10 [Ultimate Guide 2022] [15]https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/install-linux-on-win dows-10.html How to Install Linux on a Mac : HelloTech How [16]https://www.hellotech.com/guide/for/how-to-install-linux-on-mac How to get started with Linux: A beginner’s guide [17]https://www.pcworld.com/article/427298/how-to-get-started-with-linu x-a-beginners-guide.html How to install Linux - CNET [18]https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/how-to-install-linux/ How to Install Linux from a USB Flash Drive - TechDim [19]https://www.techdim.com/how-to-install-linux/ How to Install Linux on Windows 10 : HelloTech How [20]https://www.hellotech.com/guide/for/how-to-install-linux-on-windows -10 Install WSL | Microsoft Docs [21]https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install How to Install Linux from ISO to Installed - Linux.com [22]https://www.linux.com/training-tutorials/how-install-linux-iso-inst alled/ How to install Linux in 3 steps | Opensource.com [23]https://opensource.com/article/21/2/linux-installation How to Install Ubuntu Linux on your Dell Computer | Dell US [24]https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000131655/how-to-install-u buntu-linux-on-your-dell-pc The Complete Beginner's Guide to Linux - Linux.com [25]https://www.linux.com/training-tutorials/complete-beginners-guide-l inux/ ▷ Linux Tutorial For Beginners | Step By Step Linux Guide 2022 [26]https://mindmajix.com/linux-tutorial A Beginners’ Guide to Linux [27]https://linuxhint.com/linux-beginner-guide/ Linux Tutorial | A Basic Guide to Linux For Beginners [28]https://www.educba.com/software-development/software-development-tu torials/linux-tutorial/ Beginner's Guide to Linux System Administration - GeeksforGeeks [29]https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/beginners-guide-to-linux-system-admin istration/ Introducing Linux: Ultimate Beginner's Guide [30]https://www.fossmint.com/introducing-linux-ultimate-beginners-guide / The Linux command line for beginners | Ubuntu [31]https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/command-line-for-beginners#1-overview UNIX / Linux Tutorial for Beginners: Learn Online in 7 days [32]https://www.guru99.com/unix-linux-tutorial.html Linux Tutorial for Beginners - Learn Linux and the Bash Command Line [33]https://ryanstutorials.net/linuxtutorial/ How to Learn Linux: A Step-By-Step Guide | Career Karma [34]https://careerkarma.com/blog/how-to-learn-linux/ Beginners Guide To Using Linux - A Linux command cheat sheet | Linuxlookup [35]https://www.linuxlookup.com/beginners_guide_using_linux Beginner Geek: How to Start Using the Linux Terminal [36]https://www.howtogeek.com/140679/beginner-geek-how-to-start-using-t he-linux-terminal/ A Beginner's Guide to Linux – The Midphase Blog [37]https://www.midphase.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-linux/ A Beginner's Guide to Getting Started in Linux [38]https://www.techopedia.com/2/25663/software/operating-systems/a-beg inners-guide-to-getting-started-in-linux Linux Tutorial for Beginners: Introduction to Linux Operating System - YouTube [39]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1y-mbWM3B8 A Beginner's Guide to the Linux Command Line | TechSpot [40]https://www.techspot.com/guides/835-linux-command-line-basics/ Beginner's guide to Linux: where to start | TechRadar [41]https://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/beginner- s-guide-to-linux-where-to-start-1066778 The above list is just a fraction of references, easily to find within 10 seconds of work. It is my Dynamic Knowledge Repository that stores the information and that helps me to quickly reference it: Hyperscope - Dynamic Knowledge Repository [42]https://hyperscope.link/index.html About Dynamic Knowledge Repositories (DKR) [43]https://www.dougengelbart.org/content/view/190/163/ Thus one can objectively conclude that large number of largest companies, users and developers are interested to help beginners to get along with GNU/Linux systems. Stating that support for free software " is done on numerous mailing lists, forums, IRC" - is not helpful. I understand that you could not get help, sorry, I cannot know why exactly, maybe is problem with searching on Internet, or maybe accessing different ways of getting help. There are also professionals who will come to your home and help you with whatever free software. You pay for service, and you get assistance. If you tell me where you are located, I can definitely find you people who can come and personally help you with installations or software. There are those teaching others computing. Yes, I can review the list of free software distros and install one and go looking for support if I need it. But why would I? Opps, I am reading your emails while answering. So you mean, that there is nothing for beginners, or you mean there is something for beginners, and you already found it, but it is not helpful because you would not install it. That is quite a different issue. Nobody forces you to install anything. Who said GNU/Linux is for everybody. You have plenty of choices for computing, it is all your choice. I don't see any value in switching from Windows to Linux, other than an abstract sense of "I would not be supporting Microsoft's attempted monopoly." While it is not important for you, many people do understand the importance of free software. What is Free Software? - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation [44]https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html And if you do not see the above free software freedoms as important, feel free to continue with proprietary software. It is your life, your information, your computer. There may be some other arguments for free software: What Is Linux and Why Is It Important? [45]https://www.makeuseof.com/what-is-linux-why-is-it-important/ Why Use Linux? Here are the Reasons Why You Should [46]https://itsfoss.com/why-use-linux/ (My adult daughters both use Linux because they were increasingly annoyed with Windows' invasive OS. However, I use Windows for work; I don't have the option to switch entirely. Several programs I use don't have Linux versions, and my daughters' experiences with WINE make me leery of trying. I can't afford to run into snags that take several hours to fix as I wade through various help forums trying to find the one that has an answer that actually works.) That is how it is, life is not a dream. Ah. It sounds like you have infinite time available to work on software projects, instead of using software to do things. But how do you know it? Did you ever come on idea that reason why developers develop software is because they are themselves using it to do things? For example, I am developing my database, but probably 99.9% of time I spend using the database. The things I do are such as recording geographic positions, images, field reports into the database, any kind of information, indexing, then relating it to people, assigning tasks, projects, sending SMS from computer, initiating phone calls straight, faster from computer with quick to edit notes. Some of things I do is about to help Italian investors purchase coffee from Uganda, Russian people to find their gold mining sites, some individial businessmen to start their businesses. So I gave you on my personal example, how the time is available to do things. "Just search for a list of options, pick one of the three dozen results, install that one, search for its help forums, figure out how to join the relevant email lists, and ask for help; make sure to provide the technical details they require and search for definitions of the vocabulary used in the responses." That's fine for a personal project; it utterly fails as a premise for a school or business switching to a less-popular OS. Again: Why would they bother? They have an OS that works. That such informational resources utterly fail like you say is unknown to me. But how do you know it? Free software is not there for reason to be popular, more or less popular, the reasons I gave you are four freedoms. I do understand that people are drawn by what is popular, and that there are many other reasons for choices. The role of Linux and computers in schools [47]http://www.linfo.org/linux_educ.html Linux in Indiana Schools [48]http://indianalinux.blogspot.com/ Indiana schools enroll Linux - CNET [49]https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/indiana-schools-enroll-linu x/ Which Linux distributions are best for schools? | Open School Solutions [50]https://openschoolsolutions.org/which-linux-distributions-are-best- for-schools/ Best Educational Linux Distros for Children & Schools [2022] [51]https://itsfoss.com/educational-linux-distros/ The role of Linux and computers in schools [52]http://www.linfo.org/linux_educ.html That it utterly fails in schools can't objectively be said. Then if you are only in the US and speak only English, you may not have access to information in French, Italian, German and other foreign language speaking resource to understand how much GNU/Linux is used in schools. Example: Linux in der Schule – Freie Open Source Software in der Schule [53]https://linux-bildung.at/ For business I should not tell anything, we know that 56% developers are using GNU/Linux, those developers work for businesses. In fact, you are using Gmail service that runs on GNU/Linux. That is far from Linux-based systems and "utterly" failing in businesses. (13) Which Linux distribution does Google run on its production servers? - Quora [54]https://www.quora.com/Which-Linux-distribution-does-Google-run-on-i ts-production-servers?share=1 I do book publishing. I use InDesign for layout. I use Word to set up documents with styles that import to InDesign. InDesign doesn't import LaTeX docs, and a quick check says LaTeX won't save out as .doc. I did some research into using LaTeX for layout, but could not confirm that it had the necessary layout features. Most crucial was having standard text lines match position across columns and pages, regardless of any irregular formatting included. I remember also hearing about issues with headers/footers, but the leading match was the key issue that convinced me to stop looking at it. Those are probably funamentally different tools, one is proprietary, other one LaTeX is free software running on any operating system, one is visual, other one is text setting software. They are hardly to be compared. But OK. What you mention as most crucial reminds me of LaTeX features. I do not think that for quick visual placement of pictures and text, one shall use LaTeX. but it is possible, more visual tool is: Get Scribus – Scribus [55]https://www.scribus.net/downloads/ in connection with Gimp and Inkscape. We are in different mind sets, as if you do not find a feature you need, you grab and stay with proprietary software. And me, if I do not have a feature that I need, I find it and find solution and make it happen. Because there is GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, TeX and LaTeX, there is LibreOffice, then me personally really satisfy all my graphics and desktop publishing related needs. But my mind set is different, as if I cannot get things done on GNU/Linux, I get things done on GNU/Linux. For me, proprietary software is not an option. Though on mobile phones is almost impossible to avoid it. And we use such phones in business. But then all proprietary software and Google applications get blocked, and researchers are sent to field, working with free software. Maybe it could work. But I'm not putting dozens of hours into researching and learning the program to find out it can't. I need complex and specific layout options, and searching the web has not turned up info on whether LaTeX or other programs has those features. Learning is required. I can tell you one thing -- back in 1999 I have been accomplishing any graphics needs with GNU/Linux like I am doing it today 2022. I was using back in time if I remember well, just XFig software, and I did make money with it, I have beend disseminating posters and flyers all over Stuttgart, Germany. I am not saying "everyone needs Word & similar programs." (Certainly not saying "everyone needs InDesign or similar.") I'm saying that I haven't found open-source software, much less free software, that covers my professional document needs. That problem carries over for most businesses and most schools. You have not made specific request, maybe you should. "People should be using markup instead of WYSIWYG" is a fine philosophical statement but does absolutely nothing to convince people to use the software. (Especially when support for markup languages varies greatly by device and software.) I don't think markup and visual tools do the same purpose. Anyway, make your specific request, there must be way to solve that issue of margins you said. -- Jean Take action in Free Software Foundation campaigns: [56]https://www.fsf.org/campaigns In support of Richard M. Stallman [57]https://stallmansupport.org/ _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list [58]libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org [59]https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list [60]libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org [61]https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss I was reading your long email, and this has been on my mind for a long time, but in order to get the freedom respecting software technology into the hands of everyone for everything instead of proprietary software, what you have to solve is not a technology problem, but a marketing problem. If you think about how we got to the state we are in today, with proprietary software dominating in certain areas of computing, you have to remember that the reason for that is because of marketing, not because the products are better, but because of how people know about it, and the social relationships between people. Just because software has always been promoted a certain way, or that even it is promoted in a different way does not mean we have to keep doing it that way. I keep thinking about what you said, how asking questions is a skill that is honed with practice, and not everyone has mastered it, and how it goes over differently with different audiences. Then you talk about all those newbie questions and how people just want their stuff to work. Why should people have to answer endless newbie questions for free all the time, why can’t that be a paid job? Why wouldn’t people pay someone to hold their hand and basically help them through everything? A lot of the thinking about this kind of thing comes from people in the technology space, people who like to fool around for hours on end to get things to work, rather than just ask someone and have it done in five seconds. We have this fascination with technology and are happy to, for hours on end, get the search engines to hopefully bring in relevant results and then tweak them until it works. Yet, once you are in the mindset of a tech person, how can you get into the mindset of your opposite, the marketing person selling memberships, the multi-level network marketer, a person whose focus is on people, marketing and selling, not technology? The thing with marketing, is it is just as innovative as technology, and techniques that worked to get peoples attention and get them to buy are always changing, and yet the principles are timeless. You have to get the product in front of an audience and convince people that it is the product for them, or that it is the service for them. So, with that I have some questions. What if we improved tech support by bringing people in who speak the customers own language in terms they can understand? What if we brought people in whose strengths were not so focused on the technology piece, but on the human piece, and focused on the way people use technology rather than trying to turn everyone into a tech guru? I’ve often wondered if certain strategies used in marketing focused businesses could be used for tech support. What if the person selling the support could be responsible for the people they bring in, for getting them the help that they want with freedom respecting software? What if it was not about trying to save money, but people buying a membership in a community where they feel welcome and understood? I’m only one person, and I certainly don’t have all the answers, and I don’t expect technology focused people to necessarily wrap their heads around the idea that people are literally buying into this idea of a community and not a product or service. But, yet this is essentially what the free software foundation is, and we need to take this concept and expand it. We need to reach new markets through people whose primary interest is in marketing and relationships. I really think this needs to be discussed further. I do not think the issues are unsolvable, but that they will require always going outside of our communities, but also going outside our own modes of thought and becoming our opposites. On Sunday, May 22, 2022, 08:56:00 PM EDT, Yasuaki Kudo <[62]yasu@yasuaki.com> wrote: With partners, I am currently trying to start a "digital commons movement", if you will, a community where people learn together and rebuild a new collaborative society based on partnership of the equals, and I stress this term equal partnership - zero hierarchy, zero "come back later when you know know how to ask better questions", zero knowledge worshipping, zero founder, zero leadership - initially focused on the digital domain to bootstrap the movement. In such a community, yes, any question, suggestion or statement will be welcome! They are not only welcome but will probably form the backbone of the society. Erica's really good points and many others we discussed here such as the twitter replacement, make me think that time is ripe for this. In the community I am thinking of, Free Software will be an important part but it will not be the end goal or the most dominant focus. Rather, Free Software will be a natural choice, because the software requirements of the community will require that kind of licensing as the bare minimum standard. But it won't be just married to Free Software, either. The software licensing is just a part its concern and it will also have discussions of how to take advantage of proprietary systems. IPhone maybe a totally locked system but it doesn't stop us from accessing homepages built with Free Software. Windows is proprietary but WSL2 makes available a Linux subsystem on top of it. Gradually transitioning from Proprietary to Free is a perfectly good strategy, in my opinion. If I may add, what else is a proprietary system good for, other than to make the transition to the Free? If anyone reading this is interested, you can contact me personally 😄 - let's make it happen! -Yasu +81.90.6523.2640 [1]yasu@yasuaki.com [2][63]http://yasuaki.com On May 23, 2022, at 01:24, Jean Louis <[3][64]bugs@gnu.support> wrote: > > * Erica Frank <[4][65]e.lynn.frank@gmail.com> [2022-05-19 22:30]: >> It's increasingly clear to me that the free software movement has little >> interest in outreach to the general non-coder/non-developer public, and >> this reply just reinforces my belief. > > That is not true. > > That is your personal impression, though it is not objectively true. > > Free software movement is really huge, large community. 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Linux.com > [20][81]https://www.linux.com/training-tutorials/how-install-linux-iso- inst alled/ > > How to install Linux in 3 steps | Opensource.com > [21][82]https://opensource.com/article/21/2/linux-installation > > How to Install Ubuntu Linux on your Dell Computer | Dell US > [22][83]https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000131655/how-to-insta ll-u buntu-linux-on-your-dell-pc > > The Complete Beginner's Guide to Linux - Linux.com > [23][84]https://www.linux.com/training-tutorials/complete-beginners-gui de-l inux/ > > ▷ Linux Tutorial For Beginners | Step By Step Linux Guide 2022 > [24][85]https://mindmajix.com/linux-tutorial > > A Beginners’ Guide to Linux > [25][86]https://linuxhint.com/linux-beginner-guide/ > > Linux Tutorial | A Basic Guide to Linux For Beginners > [26][87]https://www.educba.com/software-development/software-developmen t-tu torials/linux-tutorial/ > > Beginner's Guide to Linux System Administration - GeeksforGeeks > [27][88]https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/beginners-guide-to-linux-system-a dmin istration/ > > Introducing Linux: Ultimate Beginner's Guide > [28][89]https://www.fossmint.com/introducing-linux-ultimate-beginners-g uide / > > The Linux command line for beginners | Ubuntu > [29][90]https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/command-line-for-beginners#1-overv iew > > UNIX / Linux Tutorial for Beginners: Learn Online in 7 days > [30][91]https://www.guru99.com/unix-linux-tutorial.html > > Linux Tutorial for Beginners - Learn Linux and the Bash Command Line > [31][92]https://ryanstutorials.net/linuxtutorial/ > > How to Learn Linux: A Step-By-Step Guide | Career Karma > [32][93]https://careerkarma.com/blog/how-to-learn-linux/ > > Beginners Guide To Using Linux - A Linux command cheat sheet | Linuxlookup > [33][94]https://www.linuxlookup.com/beginners_guide_using_linux > > Beginner Geek: How to Start Using the Linux Terminal > [34][95]https://www.howtogeek.com/140679/beginner-geek-how-to-start-usi ng-t he-linux-terminal/ > > A Beginner's Guide to Linux – The Midphase Blog > [35][96]https://www.midphase.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-linux/ > > A Beginner's Guide to Getting Started in Linux > [36][97]https://www.techopedia.com/2/25663/software/operating-systems/a -beg inners-guide-to-getting-started-in-linux > > Linux Tutorial for Beginners: Introduction to Linux Operating System - YouTube > [37][98]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1y-mbWM3B8 > > A Beginner's Guide to the Linux Command Line | TechSpot > [38][99]https://www.techspot.com/guides/835-linux-command-line-basics/ > > Beginner's guide to Linux: where to start | TechRadar > [39][100]https://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/begi nner- s-guide-to-linux-where-to-start-1066778 > > The above list is just a fraction of references, easily to find within > 10 seconds of work. It is my Dynamic Knowledge Repository that stores > the information and that helps me to quickly reference it: > > Hyperscope - Dynamic Knowledge Repository > [40][101]https://hyperscope.link/index.html > > About Dynamic Knowledge Repositories (DKR) > [41][102]https://www.dougengelbart.org/content/view/190/163/ > > Thus one can objectively conclude that large number of largest > companies, users and developers are interested to help beginners to > get along with GNU/Linux systems. > >> Stating that support for free software " is done on numerous mailing lists, >> forums, IRC" - is not helpful. > > I understand that you could not get help, sorry, I cannot know why > exactly, maybe is problem with searching on Internet, or maybe > accessing different ways of getting help. > > There are also professionals who will come to your home and help you > with whatever free software. You pay for service, and you get > assistance. If you tell me where you are located, I can definitely > find you people who can come and personally help you with > installations or software. There are those teaching others > computing. > >> Yes, I can review the list of free software distros and install one >> and go looking for support if I need it. But why would I? > > Opps, I am reading your emails while answering. So you mean, that > there is nothing for beginners, or you mean there is something for > beginners, and you already found it, but it is not helpful because you > would not install it. That is quite a different issue. > > Nobody forces you to install anything. Who said GNU/Linux is for > everybody. You have plenty of choices for computing, it is all your > choice. > >> I don't see any value in switching from Windows to Linux, other than >> an abstract sense of "I would not be supporting Microsoft's >> attempted monopoly." > > While it is not important for you, many people do understand the > importance of free software. > > What is Free Software? - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation > [42][103]https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html > > And if you do not see the above free software freedoms as important, > feel free to continue with proprietary software. It is your life, your > information, your computer. > > There may be some other arguments for free software: > > What Is Linux and Why Is It Important? > [43][104]https://www.makeuseof.com/what-is-linux-why-is-it-important/ > > Why Use Linux? Here are the Reasons Why You Should > [44][105]https://itsfoss.com/why-use-linux/ > >> (My adult daughters both use Linux because they were increasingly annoyed >> with Windows' invasive OS. However, I use Windows for work; I don't have >> the option to switch entirely. Several programs I use don't have Linux >> versions, and my daughters' experiences with WINE make me leery of trying. >> I can't afford to run into snags that take several hours to fix as I wade >> through various help forums trying to find the one that has an answer that >> actually works.) > > That is how it is, life is not a dream. > >> Ah. It sounds like you have infinite time available to work on software >> projects, instead of using software to do things. > > But how do you know it? > > Did you ever come on idea that reason why developers develop software > is because they are themselves using it to do things? > > For example, I am developing my database, but probably 99.9% of time I > spend using the database. The things I do are such as recording > geographic positions, images, field reports into the database, any > kind of information, indexing, then relating it to people, assigning > tasks, projects, sending SMS from computer, initiating phone calls > straight, faster from computer with quick to edit notes. Some of > things I do is about to help Italian investors purchase coffee from > Uganda, Russian people to find their gold mining sites, some > individial businessmen to start their businesses. So I gave you on my > personal example, how the time is available to do things. > >> "Just search for a list of options, pick one of the three dozen >> results, install that one, search for its help forums, figure out >> how to join the relevant email lists, and ask for help; make sure to >> provide the technical details they require and search for >> definitions of the vocabulary used in the responses." >>> >> That's fine for a personal project; it utterly fails as a premise for a >> school or business switching to a less-popular OS. Again: Why would they >> bother? They have an OS that works. > > That such informational resources utterly fail like you say is unknown > to me. But how do you know it? > > Free software is not there for reason to be popular, more or less > popular, the reasons I gave you are four freedoms. I do understand > that people are drawn by what is popular, and that there are many > other reasons for choices. > > The role of Linux and computers in schools > [45][106]http://www.linfo.org/linux_educ.html > > Linux in Indiana Schools > [46][107]http://indianalinux.blogspot.com/ > > Indiana schools enroll Linux - CNET > [47][108]https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/indiana-schools-enroll -linu x/ > > Which Linux distributions are best for schools? | Open School Solutions > [48][109]https://openschoolsolutions.org/which-linux-distributions-are- best- for-schools/ > > Best Educational Linux Distros for Children & Schools [2022] > [49][110]https://itsfoss.com/educational-linux-distros/ > > The role of Linux and computers in schools > [50][111]http://www.linfo.org/linux_educ.html > > That it utterly fails in schools can't objectively be said. > > Then if you are only in the US and speak only English, you may not > have access to information in French, Italian, German and other > foreign language speaking resource to understand how much GNU/Linux is > used in schools. > > Example: > Linux in der Schule – Freie Open Source Software in der Schule > [51][112]https://linux-bildung.at/ > > For business I should not tell anything, we know that 56% developers > are using GNU/Linux, those developers work for businesses. > > In fact, you are using Gmail service that runs on GNU/Linux. That is > far from Linux-based systems and "utterly" failing in businesses. > > (13) Which Linux distribution does Google run on its production servers? - Quora > [52][113]https://www.quora.com/Which-Linux-distribution-does-Google-run -on-i ts-production-servers?share=1 > >> I do book publishing. I use InDesign for layout. I use Word to set up >> documents with styles that import to InDesign. InDesign doesn't import >> LaTeX docs, and a quick check says LaTeX won't save out as .doc. >> I did some research into using LaTeX for layout, but could not confirm that >> it had the necessary layout features. Most crucial was having standard text >> lines match position across columns and pages, regardless of any irregular >> formatting included. I remember also hearing about issues with >> headers/footers, but the leading match was the key issue that convinced me >> to stop looking at it. > > Those are probably funamentally different tools, one is proprietary, > other one LaTeX is free software running on any operating system, one > is visual, other one is text setting software. They are hardly to be > compared. But OK. > > What you mention as most crucial reminds me of LaTeX features. > > I do not think that for quick visual placement of pictures and text, > one shall use LaTeX. but it is possible, more visual tool is: > > Get Scribus – Scribus > [53][114]https://www.scribus.net/downloads/ > > in connection with Gimp and Inkscape. > > We are in different mind sets, as if you do not find a feature you > need, you grab and stay with proprietary software. > > And me, if I do not have a feature that I need, I find it and find > solution and make it happen. > > Because there is GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, TeX and LaTeX, there is > LibreOffice, then me personally really satisfy all my graphics and > desktop publishing related needs. > > But my mind set is different, as if I cannot get things done on > GNU/Linux, I get things done on GNU/Linux. > > For me, proprietary software is not an option. > > Though on mobile phones is almost impossible to avoid it. And we use > such phones in business. But then all proprietary software and Google > applications get blocked, and researchers are sent to field, working > with free software. > >> Maybe it could work. But I'm not putting dozens of hours into >> researching and learning the program to find out it can't. I need >> complex and specific layout options, and searching the web has not >> turned up info on whether LaTeX or other programs has those >> features. > > Learning is required. > > I can tell you one thing -- back in 1999 I have been accomplishing any > graphics needs with GNU/Linux like I am doing it today 2022. I was > using back in time if I remember well, just XFig software, and I did > make money with it, I have beend disseminating posters and flyers all > over Stuttgart, Germany. > >> I am not saying "everyone needs Word & similar programs." (Certainly not >> saying "everyone needs InDesign or similar.") I'm saying that I haven't >> found open-source software, much less free software, that covers my >> professional document needs. That problem carries over for most businesses >> and most schools. > > You have not made specific request, maybe you should. > >> "People should be using markup instead of WYSIWYG" is a fine philosophical >> statement but does absolutely nothing to convince people to use the >> software. (Especially when support for markup languages varies greatly by >> device and software.) > > I don't think markup and visual tools do the same purpose. Anyway, > make your specific request, there must be way to solve that issue of > margins you said. > > > -- > Jean > > Take action in Free Software Foundation campaigns: > [54][115]https://www.fsf.org/campaigns > > In support of Richard M. 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