[Bf-webcontent] Some consistency mistakes, IMHO

Jorge Araya Navarro elcorreo at deshackra.com
Wed Nov 6 15:22:20 CET 2013


Well, many things are open but only free is free as in freedom...

There is a big difference between Free Software and free software. I also don't consider that the term isn't inclusive enough, it is inclusive enough to not include proprietary software, which is good!

Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford at gmail.com> escribió:
>I hope there's a clear difference between Open Source and Free
>Softwares.
>Not all Free Softwares are Open Sourced.
>
>The "100%" attached is what I think appears to be an overkill.
>
>
>On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Jorge Araya Navarro
><elcorreo at deshackra.com
>> wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I'm very happy to see the new face of Blender 3D's website. However,
>I
>> notice just two consistency mistakes on the website.
>>
>> The first one is related to the phrase: "Blender is 3D creation for
>> everyone, free to use for any purpose. Free Software, great
>community,
>> and 100% open". the last term "100% open" is already covered by the
>term
>> "Free Software", so we already are saying that Blender is Free
>Software,
>> software that you can use for whatever you want to (already said in
>the
>> first sentence, btw), available for you to modify and redistribute
>(for
>> free, and that is another thing already covered in the first sentence
>> too).
>> So I propose to change the redundant term ", and 100% open." to ",
>and
>> powerful." or something alike.
>>
>> Another consistency mistake that I notice is on the Download section
>of
>> the website. The download tab for GNU/Linux says "Linux" instead of
>> "GNU/Linux", which I suggest to say that instead of what we can read
>> there now.
>>
>> Tux looks alone, why not place a GNU behind him? I know that it is a
>> webfont(?) or something alike, but I suggest to add the GNU behind
>Tux
>> just for the sake of completeness and consistency.
>>
>> Thanks! :D
>>
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