|| On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:37:55 +0100 (CET) || "Alfred M. Szmidt" ams@gnu.org wrote:
ams> The probobaility that someone knoweldgeble enough to write this ams> missing pieces will win the raffle is about as probable as me ams> getting hit by a meteorite.
As was explained multiple times in this thread: These devices are only given to people who have registered themselves as developers who are capable and willing to work on the devices.
Maybe random distribution is not the best way to decide between them, but the chances that some good will come from their work seem much higher than you describe.
ams> I might understand this whole thing _if_ the FSFE was activley ams> looking for one or two people too actually work on this,
You mean in the sense of putting out a call for qualified developers?
This would be an alternative, and maybe even a better one.
ams> The FSFE is still distributing them to people! How is this not ams> recommending them? It doesn't matter how clearly, and ams> expressdely you state that it is not `good enough'.
The critical point here is that FSFE is willing to pass a very limited amount of these devices along to Free Software developers for the singular purpose of making them run with Free Software.
There is no general distribution of these devices, the devices are not being distributed to just anyone, and they are explicitly *not* recommended for general use.
ams> No, since the FSFE is not attempting to making these devices ams> work with free software.
That is your interpretation of the situation which is either questioning the intent, or the way it is done.
If you are questioning the intent, there is very little to be gained by continuing the conversation. If six years of hard work for Free Software by overall hundreds of people have not convinced you that FSFE works for goals that you share, then I certainly won't be able to do so in this discussion.
If you are questioning the action, then I think there is merit in evaluating how to better reach our common goal.
Regards, Georg