On 7/9/06, Paolo Alexis Falcone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sun, 2006-07-09 at 18:40 +0800, Rogelio Serrano wrote:
> On 7/9/06, Johann Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Sun, 2006-07-09 at 10:01 +0800, GOvvin wrote:
> > > Re pushing for "plain linux and not a specific distro". That isn't
> > > also possible. Discrimination against proprietary sofwtare pa din yun
> >
> > Given that Windows has like 90% of the desktop OS market, a little
> > "discrimination" won't hurt much. If Microsoft wants to be competitive
> > in third-world countries, they should re-evaluate their pricing and
> > anti-piracy measures.
> >
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> I wonder how many of those are licensed. Is 100% compliance even enforceable?
>
> OT, sorry.
>
> Well what about those things that did not pass government standards?
> is that discrimination?
>
That's not discrimination... that's just simply not passing to
standards. That happens everytime.
> What if the government required that all software it uses are all patented?
There are no software patents here in this nation.
What! Thats great! So what do we have that can protect software? copyright?
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things i hate about my linux pc:
1. it takes more than a second to boot up
2. keeps asking about filenames and directories
3. does not remember what i was working on yesterday
4. does not remember all the changes i have ever made
5.cannot figure out necessary settings by itself
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