Warren, I love your software, as you know, the free and open source version. I must now say that someone has copied to my Department Chair, so I am awaiting a response. I would definitely appreciate hearing anyone's response to your comments.
Regards, Michael L. Love On 10 Jun, Warren DeLano wrote: > Michael, > > Your unrelenting commitment to your vision is to be commended, but I ask > you and your readers to please keep in mind that there are alternate > visions for free and open-source software that do not involve blanket > rejection of proprietary software packages and denial of all the > benefits they provide. > > No question, free and open-source are great, but proprietary software is > also great. They complement and strengthen each other in countless > ways, and society is now reaping the benefits of that competitive > dynamic in everything from Google to Mac OS X. > > It is wonderful that GNU-Darwin provides a complete non-proprietary > environment, but another important freedom is being able to choose to > run proprietary code too when it does a better job in less time or with > less hassle. > > Thus, I submit that we should promote freedom and opportunity though > continued development of open-source software capable of out-competing > proprietary software on purely utilitarian terms, rather than presume to > tell users what software they should or shouldn't run based on our > personal ideology. > > Cheers, > Warren > > "Don't use our software because it's open source -- use it because it > works!" > > -- > Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D. > Principal Scientist > > . DeLano Scientific LLC > . 400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 213 > . South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA > . Biz:(650)-872-0942 Tech:(650)-872-0834 > . Fax:(650)-872-0273 Cell:(650)-346-1154 > . mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 10:34 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Apple >> Scitech Mailing List; ccp4bb >> Subject: [ccp4bb]: new GNU-Darwinists >> >> >> Having analyzed how the Distribution has grown over the past >> few weeks, there are a few things that I wish to say. Some >> of you are new to the group, so you may be hearing these >> things for the first time. >> >> First of all, it is embarrassing but, I want you to have a >> look at my CV. >> >> http://biophysics.med.jhmi.edu/love/thesis/cv6.html >> >> In all my years I have never used Microsoft Windows. There >> are only two exceptions to this statement, where I was >> helping Windows users to access our servers at Hopkins. >> Clearly, you can get a few things done without it ;-}. >> >> One of the primary reasons for founding GNU-Darwin was to >> help people to put Microsoft behind them. And it is >> definitely possible to do it now. You have many resources at >> your disposal to help you leave Microsoft behind. Look at >> the link below to see what you can do with free software. >> Apple, GNU-Darwin, GNU.org, and GNU/Linux will all help, and >> we are largely all helping together, because we have a shared >> foundation of free software. >> >> http://www.gnu-darwin.org/gdc/ >> >> Microsoft is only one example. That is why we are so >> insistent that Apple keep true to free and open source >> software principles. We should ultimately try to leave all >> proprietary software behind us, so that we can participate >> fully in the freedom and openness of the internet culture and >> public domain. What more do we need, when we have so many >> capable people at our sides? >> >> Regards, >> proclus >> http://www.gnu-darwin.org/ >> >> >> -- >> Visit proclus realm! http://proclus.tripod.com/ -----BEGIN >> GEEK CODE BLOCK----- >> Version: 3.1 >> GMU/S d+@ s: a+ C++++ UBULI++++$ P+ L+++(++++) E--- W++ N- !o >> K- w--- !O >> M++@ V-- PS+++ PE Y+ PGP-- t+++(+) 5+++ X+ R tv-(--)@ b !DI D- G e++++ >> h--- r+++ y++++ >> ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ >> >> >> -- Visit proclus realm! http://proclus.tripod.com/ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GMU/S d+@ s: a+ C++++ UBULI++++$ P+ L+++(++++) E--- W++ N- !o K- w--- !O M++@ V-- PS+++ PE Y+ PGP-- t+++(+) 5+++ X+ R tv-(--)@ b !DI D- G e++++ h--- r+++ y++++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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