need argumentation aid

[Andreas K. Foerster]

Hello,

I need some argumentation help.

How can I convince an average user of using free software?

I've already heard some arguments regarding "non-programmers", but 
I think, that doesn't get the point yet.

What I mean with an average user is someone, who is not a programmer,
who is even not interrested in getting the software changed anyhow,
someone, who is not interrested in distributing the software, they 
just want to use it.

In my particular situation, they have the option to get a proprietary
program that is freeware, so that even the argument of "helping their
neighbours" doesn't really fit. And this freeware program is 
technically much better.

So what arguments are there left, to convince them, that free software
is better than proprietary freeware?


Well, to get concrete, what I'm talking about is a PDF viewer. Is there
any free software for windows anyhow? For Unix systems there's XPDF and
probably GV, but I don't know any free software solution for windows
users. I just know the Acrobat Reader, which is proprietary and GSview, 
which is much more free, but not yet free enough to be called free 
software. Well, please don't say, they should run GNU GhostScript 
without any frontend. That's not really an option. 

-- 
Tschuess
	Andreas