Re: Debian slogan / tag line / emphasizing freedom
On 07/06/16 20:01, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro> writes:
>
>> Debian has been using the slogan / tag line "The Universal Operating
>> System" for as long as I can remember.
>
>> It is a good choice and it represents the aims of many contributors, but
>> is it the optimal choice today?
>
>> For example, has there ever been discussion about replacing it with a
>> slogan that puts an emphasis on freedom, another value that is important
>> to many contributors?
>
> That's always spoken to freedom to me, since something that isn't free
> can't be universal. By definition, access to it is restricted in some way
> to some blessed set of people, either by money or by some other legal
> arrangement, which is the opposite of universal.
>
Free may imply universality, but the opposite isn't true. The NSA aims
to achieve universal coverage, but does that give people more freedom or
less?
I'd suggest that universal is a slightly neutral term with respect to
freedom.
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