Hello Simon, On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:45:14 +0100 GMT (27/Jul/09, 5:45 AM +0700 GMT), Simon wrote:
P>>> I think the emphasis though must be on free solutions. >> Yes, I agree. Let people work for free, this is a centuries-old tradition. >> I have no idea why I pay for services, anyway. S> "Let people..." is a curious turn of phrase. Interesting, capitalism S> masquerading as an ideology. It is the same philosophy with which people say that everything on the internet should be free. Heck, they want all software to be free and will not pay any money, for example, for an email client. S> I'll remember to tell the altruist that gives up their free time and money S> that they should desist with their beneficent activities because they should S> be paid for their troubles, because they are the rules, and fairness demands S> it. Exactly. You will not believe how many heated arguments we had, I think the 90s were the time when users just demanded to get all software and even online time for free. They thought they had a right to be provided with free services and software. -- Cheers, Thomas. http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/ Message reply created with The Bat! 4.2.9 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 ________________________________________________ Current version is 4.2.9.1 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
