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Massachusetts set to switch off Microsoft
Aloone_Jonez:
--- Quote from: worker201 ---http://www.microsuck.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9566
starting at about the 15th post.
The way you two go at it makes it impossible for anyone else to contribute, and accomplishes nothing.
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So fucking what?
I've sick of this bullshit arguement used over and over, "open source beats proprietary because millions of people contribute with bug fixes blah blah blah". Most people don't contribute fuck all useful, look at how small, compact and feature packed Opera is, look at how bloated and featureless Firefox is, notice how a critical bug that should've been fixed 2 years ago in Firefox remains, where are the millions of people writing a bug fix now them?
--- Quote from: worker201 ---I really really really do want to know what problems Skyman has with XFree86 - he hasn't told me via IM yet.
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I don't know about his opinion, but UNIX in general lacks a standard DDE between applications and standard widget's ect. something which MAC OS and Windows both have.
--- Quote from: worker201 ---So don't destroy this thread with your shouting matches.
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Oh excuse me for having an opinion. :rolleyes:
Aloone_Jonez:
--- Quote from: worker201 ---I thought you two argument whores left your baggage in the Linux zone.
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Sorry, I've just got back from the pub so I was a bit pissed but I've sobered up a bit now, I agree this debate really does belong here.
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---Anyway this debate is pointless since we're talking about a hyporthectical situation that doesn't exist.
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Agreed.
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---Oh yes it does, there's your bank and all the other businesses you rely on that use MS product, not to mention the rest of the economy you also depend on. :p
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If Microsoft never existed, I'd still dislike non-free software and use free software so long as I can.
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---That depends on you point of view, so far the only company to cause any harm by means of proprietary software is Microsoft, for this reason I'm anit-MS but not anti-proprietary software. I do encourage sharing and I don't take the moral high ground an accuse anyone who chooses not to share of being evil.
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Well I'm anti-Microsoft and anti-non-free software.
I'll use free software so long as it's not too huge (and I mean huge) of an inconvenience (and sofar, it isn't).
I said "It's about right and wrong.", and what I probably should've said is "For me at least, it's about right and wrong.".
You always bring up Firefox and Opera, and it's getting very annoying. Sure, there might be areas where non-free software is better than the free alternatives, and there are also areas where free software kickes the balls of non-free software (most notably, apache).
Aloone_Jonez:
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---Agreed.
If Microsoft never existed, I'd still dislike non-free software and use free software so long as I can.
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How can you be so certain as Microsoft do exist? You can't agrue this point and neither can I, so let's drop it.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---Well I'm anti-Microsoft and anti-non-free software.
I'll use free software so long as it's not too huge (and I mean huge) of an inconvenience (and sofar, it isn't).
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So far you've been very lucky then.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---I said "It's about right and wrong.", and what I probably should've said is "For me at least, it's about right and wrong.".
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You're entitled to your opinion.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---You always bring up Firefox and Opera, and it's getting very annoying. Sure, there might be areas where non-free software is better than the free alternatives, and there are also areas where free software kickes the balls of non-free software (most notably, apache).
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Yes but that doesn't mean it's generally better overall.
skyman8081:
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---You always bring up Firefox and Opera.
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Okay, Photoshop and the GIMP. Cinelerra and AVID Media Composer. iTunes and xmms. GAIM and Trillian. Audacity and Sound Forge.
Open Source is great, as long as you are a programmer.
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