On Sun, 1 Jul 2001, Matti Airas wrote: > On Sat, Jun 30, 2001 at 11:57:17PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > > > dpkg -s > > > > you really should rtfm... > > Well, thank you for suggesting so kindly. The '-s' switch does exactly > what I want, but the manual page didn't even slightly hint of it. > > > since when did we give a damn about commercial environments? > > Since the time we began working within them, and since the time we > wanted to maximise the value of the skillset we have invested our > precious time in. Someday you will as well. > > I never read a single word anywhere stating that Debian would be > anti-commercial.
It's not anti-commercial, but it's not pro-commercial either. It's unfortunate that people spend so much time worrying about whether GNU/Linux or Free Software is "good for business" in the sense of selling commercial software or supporting companies with a business model suited for proprietary software. Free Software and GNU/Linux are hugely beneficial for businesses that USE software, but obviously they don't support a model that is based on selling licenses or endless upgrades. What people really ought to be talking about is how Free Software and GNU/Linux benefit the largest number of people by preserving all of their freedoms and allowing everyone equal access to the code. The focus of Debian is to produce a quality Free operating system and huge base of Free Software applications. It's not focused on producing a system tailored for commercial applications, though I would argue that Debian is quite suitable for businesses. Take care, Zonker -- Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier -=- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.DissociatedPress.net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books... Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that." "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" -- James Stewart