On Saturday 26 May 2007 15:39, Mrugesh Karnik wrote: > On Saturday 26 May 2007 12:09:32 jtd wrote: > > > All these `freedom fighters' should not use Ubuntu. It provides > > > access to non-free software.
> > what you daftly consider to be idealism is actually basic > > managment principle. Think deeply. Dont be swayed by the half > > brain ads, reports and studies bandied about by X perts and so > > very visible in the press. Every time someone uses closed > > software it's a bullet flying in your direction. > > Excuse me? This is so irrelevant an answer.. And exactly my point. > If these distros are not absolutely free, why do you use them? Use > gnewsense or ututo. Why use or support Ubuntu? You are twisting things. Ubuntu / RH / xyz provides access to non FOSS as an intermediate step to getting rid of non FOSS to the end user. OTOH u as a skilled IT person should be shouting hoarse about the pitfalls to your clients. The Microvell deal does not do any such thing. M$ says that it's secret sauce patents are being violated by "linux", and u can use only Novell Suse linux by paying for it or terminate usage in 180 days, failing which ...... Should M$ actually sue they will lose their patents, which is why they arent saying what are the patents. Of course all this is moot in India and Europe for the moment. -- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
