(If you are reading FSFE's newsletters [1] (and you should when you have not yet given me feedback what I could improve ;) ), and you already use one of our banners [2], you can skip this post because I copied and pasted it. Else please continue.)
Let us admit it, the Free Software community is often very critical. Wewrite bug reports, tell others how they can improve the software, ask them fornew features, and to not spare with criticism. Sometimes we forget to say "thank you, for all your work". As in the last years, we want to change this, at least for one day. So on Tuesday the 14th of February we will celebrate the "I love Free Software" - Day [3].
Get active, buy your favourite developer a drink or give them a hug (ask forpermission first), write an e-mail/letter [4] expressing your feelings, create nice pictures, donate to a Free Software initiative, use another of our suggestions [5] or be create yourself to show how you appreciate people, working hard to enlarge or defend our freedom. Beside that help us to promote the activity with our banners [6], by e-mail, (micro)blog or in your (distributed?) social networks.
New this year is a whole day event in the Unperfekthaus in Essen (Germany) [7] and that all our Fellows automatically get an login@ilovefs.org e-mail alias.
So let's make sure that on February 14th there are more love reports, than bug reports!
All the best, Matthias
1. http://fsfe.org/news/newsletter.html 2. http://fsfe.org/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/banners.html 3. http://ilovefs.org 4. http://blogs.fsfe.org/thomaslocke/2012/01/18/why-i-love-free-and-open-source... 5. http://ilovefs.org 6. http://fsfe.org/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/banners.html 7. http://fsfe.org/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/unperfekthaus.html
Matthias Kirschner mk@fsfe.org writes:
(If you are reading FSFE's newsletters [1] (and you should when you have not yet given me feedback what I could improve ;) ), and you already use one of our banners [2], you can skip this post because I copied and pasted it. Else please continue.)
The copy and paste made for strange spacing; many word pairs are mashed together.
But that's a bug report. Here's a love report: Thank you for passing on this idea!
Get active, buy your favourite developer a drink or give them a hug (ask forpermission first), write an e-mail/letter [4] expressing your feelings, create nice pictures, donate to a Free Software initiative, use another of our suggestions [5] or be create yourself to show how you appreciate people, working hard to enlarge or defend our freedom.
For those using Debian or derived operating systems, the ‘reportbug’ tool has the following option:
-k, --kudos send appreciative email to the maintainer, rather than filing a bug report
So use the standard system tool for sending a love report! :-)
Hi Ben,
* Ben Finney bignose+hates-spam@benfinney.id.au [2012-02-10 09:41:21 +1100]:
The copy and paste made for strange spacing; many word pairs are mashed together.
Sorry about that.
For those using Debian or derived operating systems, the ‘reportbug’ tool has the following option:
-k, --kudos send appreciative email to the maintainer, rather than filing a bug report
So use the standard system tool for sending a love report! :-)
Did not know about that. Thanks a lot for the pointer.
Best Regards, Matthias
* Matthias Kirschner mk@fsfe.org [2012-02-09 11:05:32 +0100]:
So let's make sure that on February 14th there are more love reports, than bug reports!
Just a short reminder. In some parts of the world it is already 14th February. Don't forget about http://ilovefs.org.
Regards, Matthias
PS: How do you like FSFE's website colors http://fsfe.org today?
Matthias Kirschner mk@fsfe.org writes:
Just a short reminder. In some parts of the world it is already 14th February. Don't forget about http://ilovefs.org.
I have, using ‘reportbug --kudos nameofthepackage’, sent five love letters already.
It's a surprising amount of fun to put into words why you particularly love the work someone has done with a piece of free software that affects your life. I recommend doing it!
PS: How do you like FSFE's website colors http://fsfe.org today?
Nice. I really like this campaign, and it's a great use of the hype around this day.
* Ben Finney bignose+hates-spam@benfinney.id.au [120214 07:08, mID 87wr7qyml2.fsf@benfinney.id.au]:
Matthias Kirschner mk@fsfe.org writes:
Just a short reminder. In some parts of the world it is already 14th February. Don't forget about http://ilovefs.org.
I have, using ‘reportbug --kudos nameofthepackage’, sent five love letters already.
It's a surprising amount of fun to put into words why you particularly love the work someone has done with a piece of free software that affects your life. I recommend doing it!
Same here. It's fun and a really nice way of appreciating the great work of those people :-)
Thanks, Martin
* Ben Finney bignose+hates-spam@benfinney.id.au [2012-02-14 17:07:37 +1100]:
Just a short reminder. In some parts of the world it is already 14th February. Don't forget about http://ilovefs.org.
I have, using ‘reportbug --kudos nameofthepackage’, sent five love letters already.
As a curious man, whom did you send it to? :)
Nice. I really like this campaign, and it's a great use of the hype around this day.
I am happy you like it :)
Regards, Matthias
Matthias Kirschner mk@fsfe.org writes:
- Ben Finney bignose+hates-spam@benfinney.id.au [2012-02-14 17:07:37 +1100]:
I have, using ‘reportbug --kudos nameofthepackage’, sent five love letters already.
As a curious man, whom did you send it to? :)
To maintainers of five of my beloved packages, of course. A gentleman doesn't kiss and tell :-)
Thanks to all of you who participated at #ilovefs this year. Thanks to Max we have a nice summary of what happened: https://fsfe.org/news/2014/news-20140221-01.html
Best Regards, Matthias