Well said. I would think the proper comeback to Microsoft antics rather than engaging in a shouting match with them would be to "speak softly and carry a big stick" - Theodore Rosevelt. The big stick: GNU Linux. ;)
Boyd > >--- Cleve Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I meant it does not mean that you can't financially > > profit. > >Sure, there are plenty of ways to profit: services >after the sale, customization of software, etc. But >the old guard can't see beyond keeping source code >closed and therefore a commodity. The problem for >Micro$oft is that technology has evolved faster than >their business plan. I mean, when a bunch of unwashed >geeks around the world coding in their spare time can >threaten the world's richest software company, it's >time for Micro$oft to start doing what Adam Smith was >yammering about: compete. > >I mean, damn, ain't it ironic that Micro$oft wants to >be able to bundle a web browser for _free_ (gratis) in >it's operating system because they want the "freedom >to innovate", but when a bunch of geeks create a >_free_ (libre) operating system, that's "un-American" >(Jim Allchin, Micro$oft VP)? > >Craig Mundie's (another Micro$oftie) argument about >the GPL being a threat to commercialization of >software is essentially an attack on free speech. If >you carry his argument to its logical conclusion, then >any sharing of source code is bad and un-American. >That's a bunch of crap. Science and the sharing of >knowledge is our birthright and I'll be damned if >someone tries to take that away from me. > >John Hebert > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! >http://mail.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. >================================================ _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.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. ================================================
