-- 06/01/01 21:44 -0800 - Jeremiah Gowdy Re: ONTOPIC - FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and
NT - Not a bunch of licence Jihad crap:
Claiming that software isn't "free" because it's not valuable is redefining
the word "free" to mean something that has no cost, yet has value.
free (fr) adj.
Claiming that software isn't "free" because it's not valuable is
redefining
the word "free" to mean something that has no cost, yet has value.
free (fr) adj. Costing nothing; gratuitous:
Yeah, and 'gay' means 'joyful'.
You're saying the most common definition of "free" isn't no cost ?
[ The dict command is your friend ]
1. Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under
restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's
own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's
own course of action; not dependent; at liberty.
Jeremiah Gowdy wrote:
Claiming that software isn't "free" because it's not valuable is
redefining
the word "free" to mean something that has no cost, yet has value.
free (fr) adj. Costing nothing; gratuitous:
Yeah, and 'gay' means 'joyful'.
You're saying the most common
"Jeremiah Gowdy" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Uuuuh, I'm gonna have to agree with Murray that there is a complete
dearth of free software for Windows. Go search shareware.com, or
Tucows, or any of the other Windows-centric software sites, and just
TRY to find most of the same tools or
What's so "free" about software that you don't pay money for? Pretty much
nothing compared to software that you are /free/ to modify and /free/ to
use
any way you want is "free". There is very little of that for Windows
compared to for Unix in general.
Okay, this levels of "free" concept
At 17:07 28/12/00 -0200, Rik van Riel wrote:
On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Jeremiah Gowdy wrote:
If you slant your judgement so far against the other products,
it makes you sound like you don't know what you're talking about
(no offense). You need to point out the pros and cons of ALL
three
Uuuuh, I'm gonna have to agree with Murray that there is a complete
dearth of free software for Windows. Go search shareware.com, or
Tucows, or any of the other Windows-centric software sites, and just
TRY to find most of the same tools or applications you take for
granted on your Unix box.
The current work in progress is available at :
http://people.freebsd.org/~murray/
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
- Murray
Okay, I read your page and printed it out, and went over it a few times. A
couple of things bothered me, but for the most part I
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