On 12/8/06, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 12/8/06, Dean Michael Berris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> A simple question would be this: would you work for free for the
> Philippine Government? I for one would not, and any pragmatic person
> will think twice or more before saying YES. Of course unless you're a
> communist and would like the communists to take over, then that'd be
> the day...
Of course not.
Of course not what?
Would i contribute software to government? Of course!
Then good for you. But I was arguing about working as an
administrator, a developer, and someone to be hired by the government.
Well the communist argument part has got nothing to do with this at
all. The very fact that we are talking here and believing that we have
a right to be heard shows that we are not communists. You think
communists like "the people" deciding for themselves?
The point was that the communist edict of everyone owning everything
therefore owning nothing, that the state provides and what the state
owns is owned by the people, that there is a commune that owns
everything and includes everyone disallows the people for deciding for
themselves what they want. This is what the mentality of "Software
should be available to everyone, and that everyone should be able to
do whatever one wants with it, just so long as it is available to
everyone too" is all about.
Are you saying that FOSS advocates are communists therefore FOSS is no good!
You're putting words in my mouth again.
I am a FOSS advocate, but I don't support the FOSS bill in its current form.
The strawman arguments have no place here.
I was pointing out that if you think FOSS will be cheaper in the long
run, then think again: you need to pay people to administer, at least
reward the people who will modify monetarily, and "foster the growth
of the local software industry" thus means putting money to the
effort.
Please Ad Hominem arguments like this is totally unfair.
Ad Hominem? Am I attacking the person?
I was suggesting that if it's alright for someone to be under a
dictatorial communist rule, that the person was a communist and
presumably would agree with what the "mandatory FOSS" and "FOSS in the
long run will be cheaper" proposition.
If you feel hurt about the statements, then that's your choice. We
live in a democracy and operate in a capitalistic economy -- if you
don't like it then that's your problem.
--
Dean Michael C. Berris
http://cplusplus-soup.blogspot.com/
mikhailberis AT gmail DOT com
+63 928 7291459
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