On 08 Apr 2002 00:45:02 -0400 Lyvim Xaphir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Grabed a keyboard and said:
> On Sun, 2002-04-07 at 10:59, sda wrote: > > > Oh so if one criticizes MandrakeSoft they're FUD throwers? > > Comeon, if you cannot accept criticism wisely you're nothing > > but a fool. > > > > Did you even begin to figure out the math that this guy is > > throwing around? It doesn't make sense that a business model > > should be based on a subscription model, when the current > > distro is availiable for free download. MandrakeSoft has to > > realize that they will sooner rather than later need to make > > the current version a "payfor" download only. Let users have > > the last version or two behind only for free. > > > > OH pleeze - you're nothing but a conspiracy theorist. > > > > Mandrake deserves to take some hits and some of us > > shareholders are watching carefully, although we do seem to be > > a minority around here. > > It truly is a pleasure to see that your disagree with this post. > Given what you are and the attitudes that you have, it's always > a litmus paper indicator that the correct attitudes are opposite > where you stand; kind of like a broken compass that points south > and the correct heading for the trip is north. I appreciate > your inadvertent mindless anti-contribution. > > > LX If i may a direct quote from the writings of Richard Stallman <SNIP> Since "free" refers to freedom, not to price, there is no contradiction between selling copies and free software. In fact, the freedom to sell copies is crucial: collections of free software sold on CD-ROMs are important for the community, and selling them is an important way to raise funds for free software development. Therefore, a program that people are not free to include on these collections is not free software. </SNIP> Full text available at http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/stallman.html This is from the book Open Source the Unathourized White Papers. I'd also point you to My White paper at. http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/245/ If you want my full attitude on this. Finally to quote Heinlien "TNSTAAFL" There's no such thing as a free lunch. This list isn't even free. I pay for it with bandwidth and HOPEFULLY answering questions that I can, correctly. In return I get my questions answered. I don't owe anyone an answer, in the sense that "I asked a question one of you HAS to answer" Nor do I ask why someone wants the answer or how they will use it. (Is this answer for home or corporate use? I could care.) Someone has a question I have an answer I give it because I want to. The fact is that the GPL is not a ticket to leach. It is however a ticket to ownership. I own copies of Mandrake RedHat SuSe and Redmond Linux. I paid for the disks. Mostly with Cash, Sometimes by agreeing to test and report the results of my testing. Either way I pay. James > > > -- > 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� > Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 > Enlightenment 0.16.5 Evolution 1.02 > Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ > 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > >
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