On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Tim Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a serious question that may help with understanding how to > improve the use of Free software in Uganda, so any silly replies will > just get deleted. > > I am a member of 7 LUG mailing lists covering 4 different continents. > Yesterday 6 of them had no mention of Steve Jobs on them, this > one....., well you all saw. > > Why do people think that on a LUG mailing list where you would > normally expect to see appreciation of software freedom and what it > gives people, what we actually get is fierce defence of someone who > always stood against everything that Free software stands for?
I was too polite to point that one out, but since you asked...It's because you are right, Apple sells us sexy kit, plus you can run FOSS OSes on Macs plus ppl are aspirational and want shiny new toys, plus some of us can't stand the noise on i-network, so this may be their place to spout off (there is a lot of noise on here lately however??) -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
