Post #2598466

2021-04-02 08:47 UTC

@be@fosstodon.org @seachaint@hackers.town @eloquence@social.coop An interesting proposition! I know from experience within queer spaces that new terminology can be complicated to spread outside of in-groups, but seeing the state of vocabulary and the FOSS movement as viewed from the outside, rallying around simpler terms that are more explicit are less specialized would definitely be an improvement :3

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@be@fosstodon.org 2021-04-02 08:49

@furkachi@tech.lgbt @seachaint@hackers.town @eloquence@social.coop I think the time is ripe as many are seriously questioning the limits of Stallman's philosophy and tactics. I don't think retreating to "open source" would be a good solution for all the reasons Stallman has criticized it for since the beginning.

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@be@fosstodon.org 2021-04-02 08:53

@furkachi@tech.lgbt @seachaint@hackers.town @eloquence@social.coop I was initially thinking "communal software". To test how people would understand it without hearing the explanation, I discussed the term with my Columbian friends and how to translate it to Spanish. They suggested "software cooperativo" instead and I realized that would be a better term in English too. They immediately understood the idea of "software cooperativo". I have heard it translates better to German too.

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@be@fosstodon.org 2021-04-02 08:55

@furkachi@tech.lgbt @seachaint@hackers.town @eloquence@social.coop Try using the terms "cooperative technology" or "cooperative software" with people unfamiliar with FOSS. IME they'll understand it quickly without needing to explain much if anything. And there's no need to explain what source code is.

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