>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of >Justin Bengtson >Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 12:09 >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >Subject: [EUG-LUG:86] Re: Fry's > > >i'm going against my principles by saying this, but isn't every company or >business out to make money? you offer a service or product so you can make >money and be prosperous.
You should always stick to your principle, Justin, at least until you find out that they are flawed. In which case you should upgrade them. <smile> I work to build the kind of world that I want to live in, not to make money. Whores work for money. I believe that love can only be given away freely not because you expect to gain something from it. All work is giving of your life to others; either you do it in love or out of greed. Slaves do it out of fear. >i build computers because i enjoy it and it gets >me extra money. if i didn't want the money, i wouldn't build computers for >other people. how about you, dexter "Graphic"? i assume you work for >yourself as a multimedia house or some such? why do you do it? money. and >because you enjoy it (i hope...) i wouldn't be programming if there was >MONEY in the kind of art i do. My business is about maximizing people's creativity. Sometimes I make money doing this, but usually I don't. I picked the name Graphic because I thought it sounded cool. The association you have made is all too common so I am thinking of changing it; Zygote, Enzyme, and Synapz are three of the names I am considering (I like the idea of have Y and Z in my name. Goes with X.) >i have to cut my warranty down to nothing if i install Linux or other >alternative OS's simply because i don't feel confident supporting them (my >warranty includes free tech support over the phone and house calls if the >owner is in town or can ship the system to me. I offer no parts warranty >because i can't AFFORD it...) does that make me an evil nazi scum bag who >only cares about money? Fry's actually sells linux distros and books. does >that mean that they care about openness and liberty, freedom and all that? >or does that mean that they've found another cash-cow? No to both questions. But everyone has a moral/ethical obligation to use their wealth/knowledge/ability to advance civilization and help their fellow human beings achieve real personal freedom from fear/want/ignorance. Evil Nazi scumbags close their eyes and hearts to the suffering of their fellow human beings, they disregard the spiritual connection we all share. The highest socio-ethical system is one based on universal family love. >as a small business owner, i would expect the owner of PC Parts to avoid >non-money making parts and OS's, especially in our current economic state. >he has employees, rent, overhead, all that other shit to worry about. as >linux becomes more popular and more people start asking for it, i expect he >will include boxed distros in his inventory. and if he doesn't, i suppose >it isn't called PC >PARTS< Express for nothing... My suggestion to him was that we Linux users could provide a list of parts that were know to be Linux compatible, provide tech support on a fee basis, and provide free information about open source /free software as an outreach to the his customer base. My idea was to try to funnel more business his way by making PC Parts Express a known source for Linux compatible hardware and information resources in the community. (I like the business and buy most of my parts there.) His only *cost* would have been to allow people like me/us access to a small area of his store (the same way bakeries stock shelves at Safeway) and the potential *gain* would have been more satisfied customers evangelizing the wonderful service he was providing. This does not even take into account the greater benefit to society which free/open-source software and patent-free open hardware standards will eventually create. Again, short sighted greed/fear/selfishness holds back long term creativity/love/sharing. Dexter Graphic What's the difference between ignorance and apathy? ...I don't know and I don't care!
