Re: Stallman vende autografos para la causa.....

Ojala le vaya bien y recoga mucho dinero para la causa.

On 5/2/06, Julian Casasbuenas <julian-vFP1RFyAEn2V8vE9qSciag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/04/28/1648203&from=rss
> Stallman sells autographs for the cause
> Saturday April 29, 2006 (12:00 PM GMT)
> By: Joe Barr
>
> Sports stars, musicians, and other celebrities have been charging for autographs
> for years, but who would have thought Richard Stallman would be doing the same?
>
> We received a story submission earlier this week from one "Han Solo, Jr."
> pointing us toward this story in Portugese about Stallman's recent visit to
> Porto Alegre, Brazil, to attend the 7th Annual International Free Software
> Forum.
>
> Mister "Solo" wrote:
>
>     Just for fun, or a clever, highly effective protest? Hackers, geeks and
> nerds gathered together at the 7th FISL - Internacional Free Software Forum, in
> Porto Alegre (Brazil) last week, were astounded when they got word that Richard
> Stallman, the founding father of the Free Software Foundation and creator of the
> GPL, was charging R$ 10 (about US$ 3) for an autograph and R$ 5 (less than US$
> 2) to get his picture taken by free software enthusiasts at the event floor.
>
> He went on to report that about 200 attendees protested the "Autograph Tax" by
> marching on the FSF booth and singing the Imperial March from Star Wars, as well
> as the Portugese version of "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!" He also wrote that
> Stallman "reacted as a gentleman and a good sport, promising to rethink his
> policies about the Autograph Tax. Everyone (including him) had their fun, and
> most people got something to think about afterwards."
>
> We contacted Stallman about the report and he replied:
>
>     The term "autograph tax" is a foolish exaggeration--I am not a government,
> so I cannot make anyone pay taxes. I'm told that such foolishness is common
> among the people making this criticism: that they generally seek opportunities
> to criticize the Free Software Foundation, whether valid or not.
>
>     Shortly after I arrived in FISL, someone asked me to sign his convention
> badge. I realized that thousands of people might attend, and signing thousands
> of convention badges could take hours. Therefore I said I would sign it in
> exchange for a contribution of 10 reais (5 dollars) for the Free Software
> Foundation. Likewise, I realized that hundreds or thousands might ask me to pose
> with them for photographs. So I decided to ask 5 reais for this, about $2.50,
> also for the Free Software Foundation.
>
>     People who ask me to sign or pose are asking for some of my time, which
> needs must come from my other volunteer work for the cause. On most occasions,
> the total time involved is not very large, so I do as they ask, taking steps to
> make the process efficient. But this does not mean my time is theirs to dispose
> of. I think it is entirely proper to ask people to make a small contribution to
> the cause in exchange. By charging for autographs and for poses, I raised a few
> hundred dollars for the FSF and FSF Latin America, and perhaps saved myself
> several boring hours of signing badges. This money will help us spread the
> philosophy of free software--a difficult job, because so many users of the GNU
> operating system think it is "Linux" and do not realize that it comes from the
> free software ideals.
>
>     I believe that all software ethically must be free, free in the sense of
> respecting the users' freedom, but I don't believe that software must be
> gratis--nor services, such as autographing or posing. Rather, I believe people
> deserve the freedom to decide whether to do these things. So I decline to
> support the newly formed gratis autograph movement. Instead, I hererby launch
> the free autographing movement, which advocates everyone's freedom to sign
> autographs or not.
>
>     Copyright 2006 Richard Stallman. Verbatim copying and distribution of this
> entire response are permitted worldwide without royalty in any medium provided
> this notice is preserved.
>
>
>
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