James Linder wrote: > I agree but I wonder if the ethical argument does not transend reality ...
What? Ethical arguments are orthogonal to reality. > To what extent do most users *know* that they are using linux? /proc > /sys /dev/shm lmsensors come to mind, the rest is GNU or GPL. There is about the same about of BSD and X11 license stuff as GPL/LGPL in a normal Linux distro. > I've had people - say my mother in law - using a desktop machine, here, > completely oblivious to linux powering their way. How does that contribute to any argument you are trying to make? > I bought an iMac to run linux, linux ran terribly on it! So why did you buy an iMac to begin with? > I am now running OSX with my normal compliment of GNU/GPL apps > and my desktop looks very similar to the dozen linux-only machines. You paid money to Apple, the profit portion of which they will use to further the cause of Apple. The cause of Apple is in direct conflict with the causes of freedom, Linux and FOSS. Eri -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Erik de Castro Lopo http://www.mega-nerd.com/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
