--- Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
> On 6/12/07, Roshan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > RMS once said "India is seeing Free Software as an
> > alternative because the can build infrastructure
> with
> > compartively less costs."
> > I guess, most of us are looking at this
> perspective.
>
> Only third grade stuff is free (muft). If you want
> quality you have to
> pay the price for it. RMS probably didn't get this
> aspect of India's
> mentality when he said that. I wouldn't say he's
> wrong though. Linux
> based firewalls, proxies, mail servers and web
> servers are quite
> popular because of their cost. But if they can
> afford it, people will
> love to upgrade to the "premium" proprietary
> services.
Actually, all too often the paid stuff is also thrid
class, but it is natural to feel good about soemthing
that one has paid for, to avoid feeling more depressed
at being cheated.
But OLSR and the new B.A.T.M.A.N (release party in
Berlin on 20 June, all are welcome to be there
literally or virtually) should be added to your list
of very superior 'free' application/services, not
popular because they are inexpensive (although that is
also an important facet of real freedom, the freedom
to spend appropriately and not because of some
commercial hype or worse, legal restrictions) but
because they are just so much darned better than the alternative.
Vickram
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