On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, dek wrote: .. > and no im not saying that linux is better because its morally right, i beg > to differ > and im not using linux because its morally right i use it because it makes > life easier and does the job RIGHT..
it's a HAPPY coincidence that Linux does the job right. After all, if it didn't do the job right, no one would use it, right? i'm GLAD that Linux does the job right. I guess if there were no Linux, or Linux was rotten, I'd use BSD. Or Sprite. Or Mach. Or Hurd. There is a lot of choice out there, choice that Microsoft would wish you don't have. I'm not dissing Microsoft products per se, they have their uses. But don't assume that they are the end-all, that they will monotonically improve. The minute Microsoft has no credible competition, you can expect free bug fixes to stop. You can expect them to want to control the way you surf. What kind of music you can or cannot listen to. Heck, let's not stop with music. Movies, books, the whole DRM shebang. You can expect them to squeeze every last bit of your money out for substandard (willfully or by incompetence) software. Wait a minute.. they're already trying to do that now. -- Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mosaic Communications, Inc. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
