On Mon, 2005-11-14 at 14:05 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free > By Ina Fried > > Documents show some insiders are questioning whether existing software > should be supported by ads, CNET News.com has learned.
"Free of charge" (price) is not the same thing as "free as a bird" or "free speech" (freedom). This article talks about the former, OOo is the latter; I don't think Microsoft will ever release any software of the magnitude of their office suite as free software (latter definition). To put it in perspective: Microsoft's suite will still ship with an ever-verbose license agreement, which will now additionally forbid hacking around or blocking the advertising. Instead of expensive slaveware, you now have zero-cost slaveware. Not much of a difference. -- Shawn K. Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
