On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 10:52 PM, Paul Saenz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> No, its about wanting freedom/choice. Not about dominating. > > okay, that is a better way of putting exactly what i was thinking.
Yeah I get freedom and domination confused sometimes too. ;-) > > The communication of the word dominate can be intended in more than one way. Perhaps it can be communicated in more then one way but dominate only has one definition as far as I know. > Although Goliath (like Microsoft) was the dominant figure in the age old > story, dominant is an adjective in that sentence. > David dominated the scene by wacking Goliath in the head with a stone. > Therefore, Microsoft, the unjust, corrupt, filthy lucre, monopoly may just > be > dominated if by some chance linux prevails. dominated is a verb, both times. > > Which, IMO, would be much along the lines of freedom of choice. Dominant does have more then one definition one being "along the lines" to dominate but the other refers to music chord as I recall. I pretty sure that makes them two different words. They do have a similar root (cheesy *nix pun) > > So if you want to argue about agreeing with me....well...... then.... > okay....I guess I do but only because we don't. > > ________________________________ > Get more from your digital life. Find out how. > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- -Chris
