Why www.linux.org and www.redhat.com? Actually, they seem fine to me (though I can imagine hostility towards Red Hat). Why do people hate www.linux.org so much, though? I guess that's my real question. Is it that it's so commercial? I bought Sam's Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours because it was recommnded there (I didn't follow a link, though). I sort of regret it. It should not have been a "recommended" book. So why do people hate it?
Like the refusal by oil companies to accept unleaded gas! Like the push for black-and-white tv sets by powerhouses like Sony! Like the elimination of libraries by the book-publishing industry!
No, as you see, greed isn't always such a bad thing. These are instances where they migh have forced the public to accept an old standard, or an inferior one, but they were driven by competition to use a better one. Actually, greed usually helps. Take an econ course. If you already have, take another one and stay awake this time. North America may be in its infancy, but the US has one of the oldest governmental systems of the major industrial powers (200+ for US, compared to about 40 for Japan).
From Ziff-davis, "At press time, a Microsoft corporate spokesman said the company was preparing a response to the campaign." Should be nice. At least they've recognized the initiative.
I don't think they'd be able to get away with that. Selling you a product before you are allowed to read the license and then not letting you use or return the product if you disagree with the license? They can get away with a lot, but not that.
In the article, the busted economist claims that piracy makes the prices lower than they would have been otherwise. While I can sort of see his logic, I don't think I've ever heard anyone--especially an MIT economist--make that claim before.
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When was the last time you used cash to buy something on the Internet?
I'm getting it off of ftp4.us.kernel.org (no diffs) at 265k/s. Pretty good!
Why www.linux.org and www.redhat.com? Actually, they seem fine to me (though I can imagine hostility towards Red Hat). Why do people hate www.linux.org so much, though? I guess that's my real question. Is it that it's so commercial? I bought Sam's Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours because it was recommnded there (I didn't follow a link, though). I sort of regret it. It should not have been a "recommended" book. So why do people hate it?
What are you talking about? What history?
Like the refusal by oil companies to accept unleaded gas!
Like the push for black-and-white tv sets by powerhouses like Sony!
Like the elimination of libraries by the book-publishing industry!
No, as you see, greed isn't always such a bad thing. These are instances where they migh have forced the public to accept an old standard, or an inferior one, but they were driven by competition to use a better one. Actually, greed usually helps. Take an econ course. If you already have, take another one and stay awake this time. North America may be in its infancy, but the US has one of the oldest governmental systems of the major industrial powers (200+ for US, compared to about 40 for Japan).
From Ziff-davis, "At press time, a Microsoft corporate spokesman said the company was preparing a response to the campaign." Should be nice. At least they've recognized the initiative.
I don't think they'd be able to get away with that. Selling you a product before you are allowed to read the license and then not letting you use or return the product if you disagree with the license? They can get away with a lot, but not that.
Where can I see these?! As you can tell by my username, I'm close by.
In the article, the busted economist claims that piracy makes the prices lower than they would have been otherwise. While I can sort of see his logic, I don't think I've ever heard anyone--especially an MIT economist--make that claim before.