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Lindows and M$ are at it Again
Laukev7:
quote: As far as I'm aware SuSe isn't hated at all, unfortunately.
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Why unfortunately? Are you trying to dictate us whom we should and should not hate?
quote: Yast is non-free (and is a fundamental part of what makes SuSe SuSe) so the distro is non-free.
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Only because it prohibits redistribution for a fee. It's open source, anyway, so it's not an issue.
quote: The YaST License
This is not a free software license. The license prohibits distribution for a fee, and that makes it impossible for the software to be included in the many CD-ROM free software collections that are sold by companies and by organizations such as the FSF.
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[ September 30, 2003: Message edited by: Laukev7 ]
flap:
quote:Why unfortunately? Are you trying to dictate us whom we should and should not hate?
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You seem to want that I should prefix all my opinions with "In my opinion..." rather than just assume that this caveat is automatically implied.
quote:Only because it prohibits redistribution for a fee. It's open source, anyway, so it's not an issue.
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Exactly, it's open source, not free software. What isn't an issue?
Laukev7:
quote: Exactly, it's open source, not free software. What isn't an issue?
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So, you mean to say that you hate SuSE as a company, and think that everyone else should, because one part of their distro is only almost free, and not even closed?
quote: You seem to want that I should prefix all my opinions with "In my opinion..." rather than just assume that this caveat is automatically implied.
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I'll leave your writing style at your discretion. But I find you do come across as someone who tries to impose his opinions.
flap:
quote:So, you mean to say that you hate SuSE as a company, and think that everyone else should, because one part of their distro is only almost free, and not even closed?
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Well in reality the only software company I actually *hate* is Microsoft, but I dislike any company that produces proprietary software. I don't *hate* SuSe myself and wouldn't really expect other people to, but I just think it would be a positive thing if people boycotted their distro in favour of a free one.
SAJChurchey:
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I just think it would be a positive thing if people boycotted their distro in favour of a free one
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You seem to misunderstand the concept of free software. Free software means that you're free to do what you want with it and share it w/ anybody you wish. Even open-source programmers have to make money, so that's why a lot of businesses make money off of open source software.
Free software is the idea that the source code must be open and that anybody can obtain it and modify it to their needs/wants. That doesn't mean you can't charge for it. Worldwide, Red Hat, Inc. only netted $1 million this last quarter, not a real profit on a global scale by any means.
Read about the real ideology of free software before you go blasting distros:
http://sajchurchey.htmlplanet.com/opensrc
[ September 30, 2003: Message edited by: SAJChurchey ]
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