On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:12:54 +0800, Ricky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This may sound wierd but I suggest the Open Source community cooperate with > Microsoft and other members of the BSA in enforcing copyrights on software. > The stuff MS sells in boxes or pre-installed is not the direct competition to > Linux or Open Office. It's the illegal CD's in Malls that do. So the best > course is to look for someone else with the same vested interest in charging > money for software - Microsoft. (And let's not forget Apple, Sun, Adobe and > everybody else.)
I think this is where Open Source and the proprietary software world can definitely cooperate in many levels. Both systems thrive on the enforcement of copyrights. -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List plug@lists.q-linux.com (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
