Free software *is* a very progressive thing. Not everybody interested in Linux is automatically a free software advocate, however. Many Linux users could really care less about the philosophies that brought their software to its current day. I, for one, have very little interest in Linux itself. I find that the political underpinnings of OpenBSD (such as they are) much more reflect my own opinions.
As far as stopping corporations from ruling the world, may I suggest getting involved in your local Green political situation, as I have. They are often under-informed, technophobic finger-pointers, but they are the real opposition to the status quo. As far as I can tell anyway... TimH On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 17:58:26 -0800 "Dexter Graphic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is this off-topic or what? > > Yup. > > For me it's not off topic at all. I was attracted to the free software > movement because it seemed to consist of visionary radicals who were > dedicated to changing the world for the better through technological > openness and information sharing. However, what I'm realizing is that > few people take these ideas seriously and most just want to play with > their geek toys, show off how clever they are, be anarchistic, and get > high. The idealism and drive to accomplish something worthwhile seems > to be completely missing, and I wonder if this comes from smoking the > marijuana. This hedonistic self-indulgence while the rest of humanity > suffers and dies is despicable; we have the power to make a difference > but we are doing nothing, or barely anything. I want to be part of an > IT revolution that wipes out Microsoft, brings greedy corporations to > their knees, reforms corrupt governments, and revitalizes democracy > around the globe. I am beginning to think I'm in the wrong movement. > > Dexter Graphic > > > _______________________________________________ > Eug-LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug -- feelin' hella good, so let's just keep on hackin' _______________________________________________ Eug-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
