On Thu, 2012-07-19 at 09:38 -0400, Gary Dale wrote: > Do two wrongs make a right?
No, I'm just kidding. > I've got computer files dating back to 1990 on my server. A lot of it is > in proprietary formats that there haven't been programs for in over a > decade. These are my files that I am effectively denied access to thanks > to closed thinking. This is not only an issue for computers. Sound carriers as DAT and some others are gone and I don't have the time to copy all the productions. > Open source, free (as in speech) software and open formats aren't just > philosophies. There are strong business reasons why we should be using them. Full ACK! OTOH I understand that many companies prefer Windows. Humans are creatures of habit. A friend tested GIMP and he liked it, but anyway continued using AND PAYING PhotoShop. Regards, Ralf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
