OUCH! I started the thread. Its not because of anything, I would just like to share opinions to something that is important to ME! Yes it is just the marketplace at work, if you want to simplify it that way. but really isn't the 'marketplace' tilted to the favor of the few? Way back in college, my old Organization have a term for that, IMPERIALISM. That word way not totally fit or it may may even be applicable to the situation. But the point is, even at a very technological level, there is inequality. Why should one impose on the other just because he have more resources, more power? Isn't that what is called hegemony? The fact of the matter is that freedom is being curtailed. Don't get me wrong, I use Windows at work and at home, hell, i'm not even that good at linux. But i love linux because of the high degree of freedom that it offers, i may not be technically adept at the moment to fully use that freedom, but atleast i use linux knowing that i have that freedom. You see its a matter of PRINCIPLE.
Thank You. > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 18:02:45 +0800 > From: Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [plug] Is Linux For Losers? > To: "The Main Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > i think a good definition of a "Linux loser" is someone who spends > interminable amounts of time on a mailing list discussing whether > "Linux is for losers." because anyone who has so much time to argue, > must not be doing real work with Linux. > > really. it's time to get off it. as for Microsoft, they have lost a > number of blue-chip customers to Linux, so it's not surprising that > they've stepped up their propaganda offensive. Nothing surprising (or > Evil Empire-ish) there, just the marketplace at work. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 18:12:07 +0800 > From: "JC de Villa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [plug] Is Linux For Losers? > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'The Main Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) > Discussion List'" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > AMEN TO THAT! > > ++-----Original Message----- > ++From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:plug- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Orlando Andico > ++Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 6:03 PM > ++To: The Main Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Discussion List > ++Subject: Re: [plug] Is Linux For Losers? > ++ > ++i think a good definition of a "Linux loser" is someone who spends > ++interminable amounts of time on a mailing list discussing whether > ++"Linux is for losers." because anyone who has so much time to argue, > ++must not be doing real work with Linux. > ++ > ++really. it's time to get off it. as for Microsoft, they have lost a > ++number of blue-chip customers to Linux, so it's not surprising that > ++they've stepped up their propaganda offensive. Nothing surprising (or > ++Evil Empire-ish) there, just the marketplace at work. > ++_________________________________________________ > ++Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > ++Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > ++Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph Jay Javier Registered Linux User #361437 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
