[CREATE] Fwd: Re: [LGF-LGA] Ok, let's start with a website

[Robert Martinez]

On 08/23/2010 10:18 AM, Cyrille Berger wrote:
> First, I will use this email to say that I like the design, but would want a
> bit more contrast, and possibly less transparency under text to increase
> readability.
>
> On Sunday 22 August 2010, Yuval Levy wrote:
>    
>> On August 19, 2010 10:53:16 am Camille Bissuel wrote:
>>      
>>> I assume that no proprietary software will be put in the
>>> software directory
>>>        
>> Why not?
>>      
> Because the website is about advertising Free Software not their proprietary
> counter part. It would be perfectly fine to mention them in an article on
> interoperability to show how well they shine, or their short coming. But I
> would agree that they do not belong to the software directory.
>
>    
>> As a creator I believe I have the right to mix and match proprietary and
>> Free tools.
>>      
> It is indeed your right, but not the goal of create and the libre graphics
> movement.
>
>    
>> I want the directory to help me make an informed choice.  This includes
>> information on all tools, not just Free ones.
>>      
> And I don't think the goal of that web site is about making an informed
> choice, it is about showing free software based work flow. It is not about
> lying about the capability of those software, but no reason to give free
> advertisement to proprietary products (do you see a link for the gimp or
> scribus on Adobe web site ? or for Krita on Corel's web site ? or ...).
>
>    
+1

proprietary software has nothing to do with libre graphics - other than 
representing the exact opposite of what we want.