> I suppose most > windows-users don't pay for most of the software they should pay for. > Kazaa is a good example for their attitude.
This is a different attitude, it's "I'll take for free as much as I get". It's utterly amazing how much bugware, as in spyware, people are willing to load onto their computer just because it says "costs no money" somewhere. Go into a Dick Smith or Whitcoulls and you'll see that those Billy-Encartas are selling. People are willing to hand over their money for something they can't download for nothing. If their was a Linux-Encarta right next to it and otherwise identical, I doubt the proportion of Linux users who would pay up is nearly as high. Why? It's a hindrance to general Linux acceptance because those who would pay will say "This Linux thing, well, can't even get an encarata for it, me thinks we'll stay in Redmond". Replace whatever you like for encarta. Ok so it's not ideal to not have "freedom" with some software. You know what *really* sucks? Not to have software at all. And there's a heck of lot of that still. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is possibly list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
