perhaps the big difference is: the developers of gimp are likely to want to know gimp runs well on my machine and not my hobbies, whereas Microsoft et al, wants to know everything I am doing to control me.
I believe GP was implying that unless it is GPL, it is not the TRUE Freedom software. There are many licenses,etc. that qualify as OpenSource, such as Sun's CDDL, LGPL, MIT et al. Only one is blessed by Mr RMS.
Maybe not, but it would be more honourable to not say anything than to tell outright lies. (PR is supposed to be about mis-direction, not blithely lying. Never is though.)
You haven't done this already? It has been ages since their deal! Chairman I motion for a suspension of Honourable Archwyrm's Open Source credentials for a period of one week.
L/unix and family and Windows et all have similar perspective; one computer/cpu per user possibly connecting to a network. SMP is an after thought and hack, the programming has to be rethought.
Plan 9 alters the perspective of the computer and how it interacts over a network. I understand it to work that every Plan9 site acts as though all parts of the network are available to each user. The basic idea is that the more resources on the network the better your computing experience. Also Plan9 takes Unix's 'everything is a file' even more literally. Including the window manager. kinda freaky to use, never got used to it so have given up for now. Maybe version 5 or 6 may be more 36pack joe friendly.
I wish you had spoken first! You said what I was implying far better than my implication ever could!
Part of freedom is about maintaining freedom. The problem with deals like Linspire and Novell and Xandros is this: they are complicit in Microsoft's attempt to control free software.
It is the part about maintaining freedom that too many of our modern cultures do not understand.
(To use our fellow poster's allusions to current affairs) The Australian government has swamped the freedoms of people under the guise of 'freedom from terrorists' & 'co-operation' with our allies. If distro venders are comparable to governments, then a nation's own government has sold out it people to the enemy ('dog in the manger' proprietry software; not necessarily Microsoft) under the guise of the very freedoms said government sold.
Okay, this is typical marketing.
1. Introduce new flexible product at good price
2. guarantee a period of service.
3. change contract (check them out, they all have a line that says "... may change without notice...")
4. claim no one wanted that product everyone wanted the more expensive less flexible choice.
(no I'm not doing the profit "joke")
Corporations change the rules solely to get consumer controlled and paying exhorbent prices. They only give options when no one will buy the "profitable" product. Then reduce/alter the terms of using the product so consumers are buying the "profitable" product anyway. The problem for the corporations isn't that the choices aren't profitable, it is that they aren't profitable enough.
It is this 'choice' we "Freedom of X" movements oppose. Don't try control us, we see and understand what is happening. If Microsoft gives us a choice of using linspire et al without the 'patent violation' threats, I for one would only be suspicious, not condeming of parties involved.
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perhaps the big difference is: the developers of gimp are likely to want to know gimp runs well on my machine and not my hobbies, whereas Microsoft et al, wants to know everything I am doing to control me.
I believe GP was implying that unless it is GPL, it is not the TRUE Freedom software. There are many licenses,etc. that qualify as OpenSource, such as Sun's CDDL, LGPL, MIT et al. Only one is blessed by Mr RMS.
Umm... why the hell are you buying Zunes?
Maybe not, but it would be more honourable to not say anything than to tell outright lies. (PR is supposed to be about mis-direction, not blithely lying. Never is though.)
That is definitely one up on those citizens of USA. Congratulations!
so we can safely say you don't use computers?
You haven't done this already? It has been ages since their deal! Chairman I motion for a suspension of Honourable Archwyrm's Open Source credentials for a period of one week.
then... just woke up grandpa?
L/unix and family and Windows et all have similar perspective; one computer/cpu per user possibly connecting to a network. SMP is an after thought and hack, the programming has to be rethought.
Plan 9 alters the perspective of the computer and how it interacts over a network. I understand it to work that every Plan9 site acts as though all parts of the network are available to each user. The basic idea is that the more resources on the network the better your computing experience. Also Plan9 takes Unix's 'everything is a file' even more literally. Including the window manager. kinda freaky to use, never got used to it so have given up for now. Maybe version 5 or 6 may be more 36pack joe friendly.
Ummm... I'm Australian.
I am really sorry we didn't listen to your complaints. You expressed them so poignantly
You forgot to add it was done at a fraction of the cost of USA version.
I thought the criteria for geek was staying up to date with technology?
I've never sent a picture message, nor received one. I know one bloke who has for sure, may be 2 or 3 others who have. No one uses it regularly.
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Your badge make a blueprint, please (thanks, Google Translate!) is this just a grammatical problem?
(To use our fellow poster's allusions to current affairs) The Australian government has swamped the freedoms of people under the guise of 'freedom from terrorists' & 'co-operation' with our allies. If distro venders are comparable to governments, then a nation's own government has sold out it people to the enemy ('dog in the manger' proprietry software; not necessarily Microsoft) under the guise of the very freedoms said government sold.
In all fairness, I will go on record as saying you won't get what you think you are getting.
You truly are a strange fellow... hmmm... then again I think Ghandi also pointed stuff out by not pointing them out... no, he was pretty verbose.
Yes, It is cooperation like fishing is about feeding fish.
No, Just Don't Force It On ME!
Pointing out an authors lack of conviction to be one's own person is a valid contribution to the conversation. Admiration didn't come into it.
There is an old proverb, be careful what you wish for, you may just get it...
well, update wikipedia then... >
Okay, this is typical marketing.
1. Introduce new flexible product at good price
2. guarantee a period of service.
3. change contract (check them out, they all have a line that says "... may change without notice...")
4. claim no one wanted that product everyone wanted the more expensive less flexible choice.
(no I'm not doing the profit "joke")
Corporations change the rules solely to get consumer controlled and paying exhorbent prices. They only give options when no one will buy the "profitable" product. Then reduce/alter the terms of using the product so consumers are buying the "profitable" product anyway. The problem for the corporations isn't that the choices aren't profitable, it is that they aren't profitable enough.
It is this 'choice' we "Freedom of X" movements oppose. Don't try control us, we see and understand what is happening. If Microsoft gives us a choice of using linspire et al without the 'patent violation' threats, I for one would only be suspicious, not condeming of parties involved.
nooo... oxygen is the oxidiser. Hydrogen is the fuel.
How do these people get in? We need to review the nerd certification.