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FSF Attacks Windows 7's "Sins" In New Campaign
CWmike writes "The Free Software Foundation today launched a campaign against Microsoft Corp.'s upcoming Windows 7 operating system, calling it 'treacherous computing' that stealthily takes away rights from users. At the Web site Windows7Sins.org, the Boston-based FSF lists the seven 'sins' that proprietary software such as Windows 7 commits against computer users. They include: Poisoning education, locking in users, abusing standards such as OpenDocument Format (ODF), leveraging monopolistic behavior, threatening user security, enforcing Digital Rights Management (DRM) at the request of entertainment companies concerned about movie and music piracy, and invading privacy. 'Windows, for some time now, has really been a DRM platform, restricting you from making copies of digital files,' said executive director Peter Brown. And if Microsoft's Trusted Computing technology were fully implemented the way the company would like, the vendor would have 'malicious and really complete control over your computer.'"
You mean like "Richard Stallman is fucking insane so he shouldn't be left alone with children!"
Your right. Thats a fucking badass way to spread the little irrelevant nuggets of truth.
"His name was James Damore."
I don't know, they've been teaching more obsolete skills for many years. Public education was originally designed to teach children the skills they needed to work in a factory. It hasn't changed all that much.
Too hard, and in some cases impossible. Anyone who has used both [Professional Software] and [Open source knock-off] will laugh in your face if you try and tell them [Open source knock-off] is an overall better piece of software to use.
The karma, the karma, the karma is on fire! we don't need no water let the..
Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'I can't configure Debian'
Windows Vista SP2.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Fine. Stop sending us those ugly Word documents please ;)
Which part is truth, and which is FUD?
As a software developer, I of course feel that I deserve to be compensated for my work, why shouldn't I? If what I do brings value to others, and they are willing to pay for my services, why should I bow to a fruitcakes belief that I should give away my hard work for free?
Of course, if they were to truly point out where Microsoft might be in the wrong, I could support that. But to bash companies because they *horror* sell their products for profit, it's just pathetic.
Stallman can bite my shiny metal ass.
I would be more inclined to say that it diminishes the horrors of Microsoft...