On 2013-12-04, alex23 <wuwe...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 3/12/2013 5:13 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> You poor fools you, this is what happens when you give control >> of the tools you use to a (near) monopolist whose incentives >> are not your incentives. > > To paraphrase Franklin: those who would give up control to > purchase convenience deserve neither. A lesson hard learned :(
But Franklin's quote doesn't apply when free alternatives exist. I can use a non-open email system until I don't want to any more, and switch out when it no longer please me. The cost of switching isn't zero, but it's much easier than emmigrating from a police state. Moreover, I'll always feel that I deserve more than I actually do deserve. -- Neil Cerutti -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
