On Fri, 2004-12-03 at 22:23, Doug Wellington wrote: > Previously: > > Ok say you did the drivers, provided support for them, everything went > > ok, no ripoffs, say a hundred of sold products as a consequence. After > > all that they say "we don't share this information with *anyone*" > > So, did they, or did they not, stop sharing the information they were > sharing previously? > > We have a lot of discussions here in the States about "entitlements". (In > my estimation, one of the defining characteristics of being a democrat vs. > being a republican.) Because someone provided something in the past (and > still provides it), does that mean you are automatically entitled to > something else similar from them in the future...? > > > Why do you compare this situation where a bunch of people would normally > > try to achieve something, which in return would give companies more > > customers, which christian clergy which misused every opportunity to > > spread their propaganda. > > You can't see any similarities??? Oh my... It's hard for me to do > anything besides see the comparison - it's called "moral righteousness". > Think about it for a bit, and if you just can't imagine any similarities > at all, send me a private email and I'll give you some ideas. OK, one > hint - imagine, if only just for a second, that for this comparison > "non-Christian" roughly equates to "non-Linux-user" and that "Christian > clergy" roughly equates to "Linux evangelist". (Oh, and feel free to > substitute "open source" for "Linux" in that phrase...) It is my personal > belief that people who hide behind the shield of moral righteousness are > the most close-minded people of all... > > > I deeply feel for those who were brave enough to ignore it and were > > prosecuted for it. > > As I deeply feel for the RME folks who are being persecuted for this... >
Heheh. Was a lot of fun to read it. Poor microsoft. Now flame me ladders. Now that i've got a fire...face.
