Well, I think the important point is that with a commercial product, that a
great deal of common users have some familiarity with, linux can now offer a
point of competition for windows terminal server. I manage some windows
terminal servers and continually am amazed by the ridiculious limitations
the gui environment forces upon administrators. I am totally at the mercy
of windows for product fixes/enhancements. These fixes and patches might
require that they be installed on all the systems throughout the department.
Due to this, I am starting to gravitate towards thin client solutions. If
linux has corel suite 8, I can make available to users the most commonly
used elements of a computer system, while enjoying the benefits of
administrating a unix system as opposed to another windows box. Now, if x
underwent some serious rewrite, I would be set.
>
> On Thu, 22 Oct 1998, Adam Rogoyski wrote:
>
> > > Third, as far as linux goes, buying commercial software you like and
> > > use, is something we must all try and do.
> >
> > This is total nonsense. You can waste your money on
> whatever you like.
> > Linux is and will always be about freedom, such as freedom to make this
> > decision or not.
>
> I don't see what Linux being about freedom has to do with paying for a
> product being nonsense. In fact that really doesn't make sense at all
> since the commercial system is in fact a freedom that we are blessed with.
>
> > Do you think Linus cares if you support Corel by buying their text
> > editor? I plainly fail to see how purchasing commercial software helps
> > the Kernel development.
>
> Ohh.. well let me explain. Joe User buys some commercial product. The
> creator of that product says, "Golly, good thing we developed for linux!"
> They make money, their stock goes up. Other companies say, " Neato we can
> make money in Linux?!?! Get to it boys!" Kernel/other linux developers
> say, "Man what we do makes an impact, I sure am proud to work on my
> project... I think I'll do it more!"
>
> Now, I better explain that it takes more than one purchase of the
> software, and this doesn't happen overnight, but serisousy.. can't you
> maybe begin to see what I'm talking about?
>
> > > On a final note, I am not much of a commercial app dude,
> > > I am a free software advocate. Free software is of course supported by
> > > development, rather than spending money.
> >
> > If this were true then Microsoft would have the best software.
>
> Well I'm sorry but MS does have the best software. Whats this you say,
> Josef the linux nut thinks MS's software is better. Well let me explain
> my definition of better... success. I hate MS software, but I can also
> find my ass with two hands. MS writes software for non-computer users.
> I/we are computer users, so they do not afford to us the power we demand.
> First you get the money, then you get the power, then you spend time
> making your apps not crash.
>
> > > Free software as you know is a great alternative if you just
> don't like
> > > proprietary things, or costly commercial software.
> >
> > I think free software has more benefits than just that it's cheaper.
> >
> > Adam
>
> Well then, seems you don't need to use illegal copies of commercial
> software. Lemme know how that works next time you are writing code for a
> chip with no free compiler, or playing some of the neat O linux games.
>
> Josef Wells
>
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