great point
"What rules can we impose on everybody else so they have to pay us lots of money? I had the good fortune in the 1970s to be part of a community of programmers who shared software. And because of this I always like to look at the same issue from a different direction to ask: what kind of rules make possible a good society that is good for the people who are in it? And therefore I reach completely different answers."
rms is a true American hero.
Please do not take offense.I think your statement is over simplified. I use mac os x, various nixs and msft. I prefer gnu/linux, specifcally ubuntu. I do not use a computer as a professional. I see no intrinsic value in proprietary software to run basic computer programs, like using the internet and e-mail. on ocassion I down load pictures from my camera and might need to crop or touch them up with gimp.
I've got a mac os-x sitting here, that I have not pluged in for over a year. Okay, it is one case and anecdotal but you would have a difficult time convincing me to switch fc6 for os-x.
I'm in their master program for school admin. I can report that their technology in education courses stress interoperativity and are not OS specific. Students are encouraged to submit projects in open formats which promote open standards.
I don't have a handle on their engineering or math departments but there are numerous penguins posted conspicuously on some professors' doors.
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great point "What rules can we impose on everybody else so they have to pay us lots of money? I had the good fortune in the 1970s to be part of a community of programmers who shared software. And because of this I always like to look at the same issue from a different direction to ask: what kind of rules make possible a good society that is good for the people who are in it? And therefore I reach completely different answers." rms is a true American hero.
It ahould not be blocked. It gives students an opportunity to learn about sources, authority, bias and a host of other topics related to rehtoric.
Please do not take offense.I think your statement is over simplified. I use mac os x, various nixs and msft. I prefer gnu/linux, specifcally ubuntu. I do not use a computer as a professional. I see no intrinsic value in proprietary software to run basic computer programs, like using the internet and e-mail. on ocassion I down load pictures from my camera and might need to crop or touch them up with gimp. I've got a mac os-x sitting here, that I have not pluged in for over a year. Okay, it is one case and anecdotal but you would have a difficult time convincing me to switch fc6 for os-x.
I'm in their master program for school admin. I can report that their technology in education courses stress interoperativity and are not OS specific. Students are encouraged to submit projects in open formats which promote open standards. I don't have a handle on their engineering or math departments but there are numerous penguins posted conspicuously on some professors' doors. re-v