Re: [gentoo-dev] If I may interject...

2006-08-18 Thread Jean-François Gagnon Laporte
Oh please stop the FUD. Move this slaverythingie out of gentoo-dev. I know I'm feeding the trolls but this has to stop. On 8/17/06, Samuel Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Quoth the subject: "If I may interject". The term "slaveryware" is a little extreme, but not out of reality. Microsoft d

Re: [gentoo-dev] If I may interject...

2006-08-17 Thread Samuel Baldwin
Quoth the subject: "If I may interject".The term "slaveryware" is a little extreme, but not out of reality. Microsoft does take steps to make themselves the *only* operating system out there (heck, they are even putting Windows on Macintosh!). They do not physically harm you if you switch Operating

Re: [gentoo-dev] If I may interject...

2006-08-17 Thread Paul de Vrieze
On Thursday 17 August 2006 03:01, Mike Lundy wrote: > I told a friend that there were some in the community who called > proprietary software slaveryware. His response? "Holy shit!" If that term > spreads, we can forget about convincing otherwise logical people that free > software is the Right Way

[gentoo-dev] If I may interject...

2006-08-16 Thread Mike Lundy
On Wednesday 16 August 2006 14:49, Duncan wrote: > You ever seen the term "slaveryware"? You have now. [This preface is directed at everyone who might respond to this, not just Duncan. I strive to be logical about this, and as un-inflammatory as possible. If you are going to respond, please mak