Re: [uug] Open Source vs. Closed Source software

[Stuart Jansen]

On Fri, 2005-03-25 at 12:26 -0700, Chris Alvarez wrote:
> I know that many members of the UUG work in the Windows platform. You
> guys should quit your jobs immediately.
> 
> Here are some of Stallman's ideas (with some of my sarcasm included).
> Judge by yourselves whether he goes too far or not.

Nope, I don't think he does. No where did he suggest that creators of
proprietary software be punished by the government. He simply issues a
call to action. Gandhi did the same. Was he being unreasonable when he
asked the India people to stop working for a system that oppressed them?
It's the same thing.

Some proprietary software writers, however, are going too far. They are
doing everything they can to outlaw/marginalize F/OSS. If they can't win
hearts and minds, but instead have to resort to laws and threats; if
their arguments aren't more effective than the seemingly extreme
positions of RMS; there's something seriously wrong with their model.

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Stuart Jansen                   e-mail/jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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