[ale] Opera 7.11 Linux Final is Out

[Dan Man]

Your response is quite Microsoftish. Do with Linux what 'we' want you to
do, not what 'you' want to do... I've got a whole truckload less
problems with Microsoft than many on this list. That said...

Linus does not feel the same way. "I'm an "Oppenheimer", and I
refuse to play politics with Linux, and I think you can use Linux for
whatever you want to - which very much includes things I don't
necessarily
personally approve of." - Linus
http://pclinuxonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5016

The topic at hand was DRM, but still applies here. You happen to
disagree with Linus, which is your prerogative. Welcome to the free
world. Try to stop and smell the flowers one day... You may be surprised
with the experience.

............................................
Dan Mount


-----Original Message-----
From: Synco Gibraldter [mailto:synco at xodarap.net] 
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 3:38 PM
To: ALE
Subject: Re: [ale] Opera 7.11 Linux Final is Out



in the sense of pure capitalism, what you say makes perfect sense.  but
linux didn't come around off of capitalism.  it has THRIVED off of a
complete lack of capitalism.  so there's a natural boundary that's
always
existed between open source software development and money.  i really
like
it because it produces better software, better security, and zero cost.

selling software on this platform is counter-productive to the movement
which has carried it this far.  it can only bring in more commercial
vendors and turn this whole thing into a 'market' when it's never been
(or
needed to be) like that at all.

and who would need tech support on a web browser?  if the browser is
acting weird, i want the source-- not a person.

anyway, i think this topic is winding down.  i'm about to head out for a
while.  nice discussing this with most of you (even if you still
disagree
with me).


peace,
synco



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