On 5/31/17, ronwirring@safe-mail.net ronwirring@safe-mail.net wrote:
You have a tendency to magnify the impact of one persons actions. Do you actually believe, that me writing manufacturers and making demands, right or wrong demands, has any impact on the situation of libre software? Do you think acer in any way takes notice? No. If half a million people in a short period of time hammered acer with demands, then there might be some impact.
Previously you told me, that putting pressure on manufacturers should be done. Then I discarded what you said. I have reached to another point of view. Maybe coordinated campaigns, which are not being done now, might show some results. It can mobilize libre software people. Getting the power to have a say against manufacturers.
The best way to approach the issue is as a partner, not as a client. There are people that go through the support channels with unreasonable demands or QA-failure related complaints magnifying them to ridiculous proportions.
When using support channels to address a legitimate ethical concern, one will only look like one of those unreasonable customers.