Since this is a real Kuhn paradigm shift, it requires a lot of effort to break free of old ways of understanding the world. The structure will never make sense looking at it with old eyes and there are a lot of issues that intersect with it. Going back to first principles and going slow is the only way to make sense of it.
I fully agree with you. When first looking at FreeDevelopers.net people think it's a joke. They read around during ten minutes and leave. I can't analyze exactly why. I had the same reaction to be honest. Only I read the web site during two hours and finaly figured out it's a nice dream to have and it's worth trying to make it reality.
I very much see it as Free Software vs proprietary software. When people first heard about Free Software they laughed and left. 15 years ago they would not even give it a second look. Now we stand on more solid grounds but it tooks ages and most people are still very confused by the philosophy of Free Software.
It needs a lot of patience and talking to spread a new idea. Regarding FreeDevelopers I'm in a similar position as I was 13 years ago when I discovered Free Software. I find it very appealing and I support the idea. However I do not understand enough of it to advocate it myself. It took me years to actually understand Free Software and become able to talk about it in a sensible way. I expect it will take me some time for FreeDevelopers as well.
That's why I asked you to dialog with us on discussions@fsfeurope.org and fsfe-france@gnu.org. It will help improve my level of understanding of FreeDevelopers and at the same time it will give a chance to people who are still skeptical to change their mind.
Cheers,