thinking about the Fedora brand (WARNING: this is for you)

[Greg Dekoenigsberg]

On Fri, 3 Aug 2007, Gian Paolo Mureddu wrote:

> Rahul Sundaram escribió:
>> Greg Dekoenigsberg wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Fedora.  Leading by example.
>>> 
>>> Fedora.  Leaders of the Free World.
>>> 
>>> Can we do it in five words?  :)
>>> 
>> 
>> Leading by example doesn't say what kind of example we are trying to set. 
>> "Free world" is a bit too vague too and a bit amusing with the patents on 
>> software situation.
>> 
>> "Leading Free Software" can be interpreted to mean that we are leading the 
>> advancement of Free software or we are leaders in Free software. I like 
>> both these meanings.
>> 
>> The only problem I can see is free vs gratis confusion in that. If you want 
>> to try another angle
>> 
>> "Leading Software Freedom"
>> "Leading Software Libre"
>> 
>> How is that any different from one of those FSF endorsed distributions? Do 
>> end users care enough about the Free software aspect of it?  I don't want 
>> us to be struck on debates on definitions of freedom forever either.
>> 
>> Rahul
>> 
> I like both of the last corrections you made:
>
> "Fedora: Leading Software Freedom"
>
> The other, "Leading Software Libre" is not bad either, but the first, I 
> think, has an implicit empowerment of "freedom", while the later only 
> describes the situation of the Software (as "libre" or "free" 
> ["liberated"])... MY personal opinion, though.

How about "Fedora: Leading the Fight For Software Freedom"?

I like having "Fight" in there.  Stirs up the passions.  :)

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