There are plenty of excellent examples here (just look at the "EFF Role" bold type under each case) of the financial as well as legal role that the EFF is playing in our digital rights.
But, my post was specifically directed towards the last poster that stated: "Everything the EFF has tried to do, they have FAILED MISERABLY at. And you propose to throw more money in something that does not work."
I'm sorry, but when did the point of Linux become 'to destroy MS'?
First of all I never once said the word destroy - I simply said "alternative"
Red Hat seems more interested in making a profit - and as a corporation, that is, in fact, the one thing they exist to do.
Second of all, what's wrong with making a profit? It's refreshing to see that some major corporate enterprises moving to RH. As I said before it's overall a good thing for the Linux community - the more it get's used, the more it gets better, and the more it offers it's self as a viable alternative to the M$ empire (No matter what Distro you pick)
Also, let's not forget that the RH iso's are freely available for d/l, which is more then I can say for some of the other distro's. So I scratch my head trying to figure out why you would say that they "only" care about making a profit.
They are simply trying to make money by offering support services and some more robust solutions geared towards the corporate enterprise marketplace. If you don't need the support then don't pay for it and RH is as free as it can get.
Not really, no. Red Hat has a horrible history of security holes, including (for example) keeping Wu-FTPd as the default FTP daemon, despite security hole after security hole, for over four years (or at least, four years of everyone criticizing them for being so stupid).
Do you actually run Debian? It's great stuff but your living with blinders on if you think Debian hasn't had it's fair share of problems. Granted, they are mostly relegated to installed apps, but then so are RH's
What's wrong with RH?
It's made the most headway in developing a true alternative to M$.
Anyway you cut it RH helps all linux distro's across the board.
Doesn't look like there is anything that would keep it from displaying in Mozilla with the exception of some body tags and who knows what evil lurks in the web trends javascript. =)
Prob worth a download and look-see.
Slashdot Mirror
Hmmm... The Secret search provided some interesting results especially a link to the "Secret Pipe Factory"
Is the mother of invention. Gotta love it. :)
Here's one :-)
But, my post was specifically directed towards the last poster that stated: "Everything the EFF has tried to do, they have FAILED MISERABLY at. And you propose to throw more money in something that does not work."
Looks like his accusation has no merit.
Why do you make a sweeping accusation like that without citing some proof?
To support the EFF. It's quite clear that the major record labels have some pretty good lobbyists to get a bill like this one on paper.
Letting them go was doing them a favor
that support's the KISS principal when it comes to CS
the forest for the trees
of reading this article while eating my lunch
or not - Hormel had the name first
Has arrived.
I think you have this backwards - Netscape was derived from Mozilla not the other way around.
First of all I never once said the word destroy - I simply said "alternative"
Red Hat seems more interested in making a profit - and as a corporation, that is, in fact, the one thing they exist to do.
Second of all, what's wrong with making a profit? It's refreshing to see that some major corporate enterprises moving to RH. As I said before it's overall a good thing for the Linux community - the more it get's used, the more it gets better, and the more it offers it's self as a viable alternative to the M$ empire (No matter what Distro you pick)
Also, let's not forget that the RH iso's are freely available for d/l, which is more then I can say for some of the other distro's. So I scratch my head trying to figure out why you would say that they "only" care about making a profit.
They are simply trying to make money by offering support services and some more robust solutions geared towards the corporate enterprise marketplace. If you don't need the support then don't pay for it and RH is as free as it can get.
Not really, no. Red Hat has a horrible history of security holes, including (for example) keeping Wu-FTPd as the default FTP daemon, despite security hole after security hole, for over four years (or at least, four years of everyone criticizing them for being so stupid).
Do you actually run Debian? It's great stuff but your living with blinders on if you think Debian hasn't had it's fair share of problems. Granted, they are mostly relegated to installed apps, but then so are RH's
Unfortunately, I can't argue with that.
What's wrong with RH? It's made the most headway in developing a true alternative to M$. Anyway you cut it RH helps all linux distro's across the board.
Doesn't look like there is anything that would keep it from displaying in Mozilla with the exception of some body tags and who knows what evil lurks in the web trends javascript. =) Prob worth a download and look-see.