> > > Second, I > > do not produce alternative solutions for running ATMs. If I did, I > > would in fact want to work with a bank that ran it ATMs on my platform. > > Huh again? > > There are other ATM OSes, but the Microsoft based ones are more popular > ,current and featured. > > Now would you as an individual not use ICICI simply because its ATM > service is based on Microsoft's software? > > Anyway, if my analogy is not clear to you, we can stop here. >
Such matters do affect decision making of individuals. And concerns are not merely about freedom in software technologies. There are other aspects of freedom that are important, and perhaps more so. I do not deal with ICICI bank for reasons very similar to my choice of using linux on my computer. But I want to reiterate, the issue here is not decision taken by an individual about using a service. We were talking about decision taken by a corporation to use service provided by another corporation using a rival software. The difference is vital. Vikas _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22/23, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
