Statement: They should use Open Source software. (People and organizations that spend money on proprietary software when they could use Open Source equivalents.)
- True?
Yes. Feels true sometimes. Can find stories saying it is true. Can find people agreeing. - Sure?
No. Not at all. Just one perspective. One angle that has one grain of truth. - What happens when I believe that thought?
- A slight frustration comes up. Slight agitation. Annoyed.
- I tell myself stories about why they should use Open Source software. It supports the Open Source model, encouraging people to adopt it to other areas than software. If it is a non-profit organization, they could use their money something else than expensive software. And the same for individuals.
- I may mention the possibility of using Open Source software, but it has an edge to it when I talk about it so it is uncomfortable and feels off.
- I notice edginess in myself, an attachment to a certain attitude, so I don’t say anything about it. I withhold information that could be useful to them.
- Who would I be without it?
- More receptive. Clear. Curious. Sense of spaciousness and possibilities. Not attached to a position.
- Free to mention – with receptivity – the possibility of using Open Source. Supporting them in whatever they choose. Free from a sense of right or wrong around it.
- Turnarounds.
- They shouldn’t use Open Source.
- Right. There are many reasons why they don’t, or chose not to even when presented to the option.
- They may not be aware of Open Source, or know enough about it to trust it.
- They may also not trust me as an authority on the subject. (Additional statement: “They should trust me”.)
- They may need functions only available through proprietary solutions. This is sometimes the case for high-end work in graphics and other areas.
- They may want to support proprietary solutions. They may see it as driving innovation in the field, and Open Source as following behind. (Sometimes accurate, for now at least.)
- They may want to spend the money for other reasons, such as taxes.
- I should use Open Source software.
- Yes. In a literal sense, that is true. I save money that way. I support the Open Source model. It is aligned with my own values.
- Also, my thinking should be Open Source software. When I inquire into it, the inner workings and dynamics around stories and beliefs are revealed more, which is helpful to me. Also, when I do it in public – such as in this journal – it is revealed to others, which may (or may not) be helpful to others.
- They shouldn’t use Open Source.