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insomnia:

quote:Originally posted by Laukev7 / BOB:


Me neither. That rhetoric is getting old.

[ September 07, 2004: Message edited by: Laukev7 / BOB ]
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I find it very sad you both think like that.
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Laukev7:
Alright, I'll explain.

What I find sad is not as much the existence of open source or free software than the insistence of its proponents on eliminating any alternative business models. Many people such as myself greatly appreciate the contributions and efforts of genuinely innovative companies such as Apple, MadWolf and many others (the former I mention because I admit, it is a company that I have in high esteem, but I am sure that they are not the only ones).

I and many others would rightly be deeply saddened to see such companies and their software disappear as a result of such hasty generalisations. I can do without Microsoft, as they have breached every rule in the book, but for the rest I would like to see a coexistence. Both business models have their strengths and weaknesses and can contribute in their ways to technological innovation.

[ September 07, 2004: Message edited by: Laukev7 / BOB ]

insomnia:
So...?
Does the fact that you pay for OSX(without even really owning it) make it better.
Would you shoot yourself if all that stuff was free?
How can you not prefer free software?
Wouldn't you like your Apple system to be free as well?

[ September 07, 2004: Message edited by: insomnia ]

Laukev7:
If they can find a way to make their software free whilst being able to keep one of their biggest selling points for their hardware, and if they choose to do so, then that's their prerogative. However, forcing companies out of the market because they prefer a different approach is another thing, and it is one of the major reasons why I dislike Microsoft, and disagree with OSS extremists.

insomnia:
Oh well...
IMO, their are no extremists on the left wing side.
We're simply right.  ;)

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