The same was the case when aeroplanes first came on the scene. The people who could not afford to fly (who were in the vast majority) simply were religated to much cheaper forms of transportations such as buses and trains. The same will happen here. As technology gets refined and more companies are competing in the marketplace, things will get cheaper.
You and so many other people taking part in this discussion are confused about what the LDS church is. You are confusing "the members" of the church with "the church".
The church leadership does not directly involve itself in politics, in fact quite the contrary. Before every major election, a letter from the leadership is read during sacrement meeting (the main Sunday meeting) stating that people should vote for the candidates that each individual wishes to support.
Unfortunately, there are always a few "misguided" individuals who choose to spew their personal opinions on what the church wants, and a few other confused individuals who choose to take that as church doctrine.
They are not the same.
I was under the impression that it was illegal for companies to install this sort of spyware. Is it legal for companies to write software that reports back to the creator. If so, is it illegal under the DMCA to block those reporting mechanisms in your firewall?
We have seen several different governmental organizations move to Linux over the past year, if the trend continues, does this increase the chance of Linux becoming the major OS in schools?
Apple made a strong push to introduce the Macintosh to the education market, and as a result, they are still the primary computers at many elementary, middle and highshools in America.
This could be a great way to introduce Linux to the general population.
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The same was the case when aeroplanes first came on the scene. The people who could not afford to fly (who were in the vast majority) simply were religated to much cheaper forms of transportations such as buses and trains. The same will happen here. As technology gets refined and more companies are competing in the marketplace, things will get cheaper.
You and so many other people taking part in this discussion are confused about what the LDS church is. You are confusing "the members" of the church with "the church". The church leadership does not directly involve itself in politics, in fact quite the contrary. Before every major election, a letter from the leadership is read during sacrement meeting (the main Sunday meeting) stating that people should vote for the candidates that each individual wishes to support. Unfortunately, there are always a few "misguided" individuals who choose to spew their personal opinions on what the church wants, and a few other confused individuals who choose to take that as church doctrine. They are not the same.
I was under the impression that it was illegal for companies to install this sort of spyware. Is it legal for companies to write software that reports back to the creator. If so, is it illegal under the DMCA to block those reporting mechanisms in your firewall?
We have seen several different governmental organizations move to Linux over the past year, if the trend continues, does this increase the chance of Linux becoming the major OS in schools? Apple made a strong push to introduce the Macintosh to the education market, and as a result, they are still the primary computers at many elementary, middle and highshools in America. This could be a great way to introduce Linux to the general population.