On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 07:52:29PM -0800, ken keanon wrote: > Hi, > I'll reply in a one-to-many style. > snip... > > I'll continue to compare and contrast. > > Ken
The details of a comparison between Debian/GNU/Linux and similarly produced software with Windows etc. is largely foolish. I call the first class 'open' and the second 'proprietary'. Open is a puzzle to some because they cannot understand what motivates the producers; proprietary is abhorrent to some because they have deeply felt views as to the place of software in human society. In the early days of the GNU movement it was not at all clear that the movement could ever succeed. Now there is no doubt that it will survive. So we have two ways of doing the societal aspects of software. Both seem to be stable. It is sort of like English and French languages in world society. Both will survive. And also there are will be a continuing controversy as to which will become the 'winner' of the language wars. But that controversy is carried on by people who don't understand the nature of human society. Both will survive, IMHO. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
