RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] .NET on the Mac and BSD

["Russell Horn" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> I think stallman has a slight grudge with Linux in general. And I think
> his grudge extends more at the 'commerical' Linuxes. He runs Debian
> GNU/Linux (and you have to say it that way in front of him or he gets
> upset) He mentioned that he doesn't consider Linux that "free' due they
> offer proprietary programs that are not open source (he's allergic to that
> phrase as well) The view that if Linux were truely free, they would not
> offer proprietary programs at all for part of the packages.  Like netscape
> and such.

His problem with "Open Source" is possibly well held, given Microsoft's
shared source license mentioned earlier.

As for commercialism, here's what the Debian Manifesto says:

>  >
> > There's no exclusion of anyone, everyone's invited. Just some
> people turn
> > down the invitation because they can't grasp that people may pay for
> > software even when it's otherwise obtainable for free. Perhaps Microsoft
> > just feel it'd be too much work to support Windows on top of selling it?
>
> I know people who buy Red Hat and Suse because They want to support the
> company in selling the alternative to Microsoft.  One of my friends out
> here, she loves her mac and she loves her SuSE :) Ane she is MORE than
> happy to pay money for them.  Microsoft wouldn't want to support windows
> for the fact that they would lose more customers on their upgrades when
> they release somehting new... If people are led to believe that the next
> release is better, then they will buy it. Just marketing conspiaracy :)
>
>
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