On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So few want to swim against the tide. >> >> Sad.
> Just because MS is a monopoly doesn't seem like an argument for me to use > someone else's software that makes my life harder. Swimming against the tide > is > by definition difficult, and Office etc is just work shit. Who needs to make > their life difficult over work shit just to get at Microsoft? Bob, just my two bits as a linux-only user for over eight years. one has to use the software that one is comfortable with. for me, personally that comfort zone includes software efficiency as well as an acceptable (for me) ideology. and i am perfectly willing to accept that your parameters may be different. for me open source is important because diversity is important. if someone wants alternatives, there should be space for them. and monopolies, by their very nature, aim for the opposite.. fwiw, being in touch with software developers from around the world, making suggestions and seeing them implemented sometimes within days is itself a pretty nice experience, for me... end of lecture...:-)) regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
