--- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good points John. However, I disagree that "the > downfall of M$" has ever > been a goal of the open source community.
Ah, you are correct. Then let me clarify myself: the downfall of M$ has been and still is the goal of certain sub-groups of the free and open-source software community (/. for one). > Rather, > the goal of the open > source community has always been simply the free > exchange of code and ideas. Agreed and as it should be. > Now, that is not to say that there aren't those that > would enjoy or that > even actively encourage a defeat of Microsoft, but I > would characterize that > as a goal of the community. > You mean "would not characterize", right? > Welcome to the dark side John. Gulp. The Force is strong here. Is that Bill Gates in a big, dark helmet? John __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
