On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Chris McQuistion <[email protected]>wrote:
> All this talk about 'free' being possibly bad and having ulterior motives > makes me a little confused. > > Isn't Linux and the Free Software movement all about 'free' (as in beer) > just as much as free (as in speech)? > > How can the same people that applaud Linux being 'free' give Microsoft a > hard time about giving stuff away for 'free'. (...and I understand that > Microsoft's training/products are not free (as in speech), but they are > being ragged on for being free (as in beer.)) > > Seems like an obvious double-standard... > > Chris > I do have problems with Microsoft (for anti-competitive behaviors over the years), but their offering free goodies is fine. Microsoft can give away whatever they like, including training. However, in this case, I have a minor problem with the state employees/servers/bandwidth/etc. being used to manage a Microsoft program. I understand the program is to "educate" workers on how to work better, or give someone skills needed to get an entry job, which the state has been invested in for quite a while. (In this case they are teaching how to use Microsoft products, getting Microsoft certifications, etc.) I do see some justification for the state involvement, but having the state manage who can get training from Microsoft is just a little too close to the line of impropriety for me. Paul -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
