On Jan 17, 2011, at 12:03 AM, James E. LaBarre wrote: > On 01/16/2011 11:56 PM, Derek J. Balling wrote: >> >> Freedom means the ability to use that free software in a locked-down manner, >> just as much as it does the ability to use it in an open manner. They've got >> every right to do it, and if you don't want them to be able to do so, then >> feel free to try and get Linux, et al, licensed under a more restrictive >> license, one with all sorts of anti-DRM nonsense, promises of open-access, >> etc., etc., but don't expect a lot of adoption afterwards. :-) > > Fine, so lets put it this way: They're welcome to use without giving back, > and *we're* welcone to find who they are and make sure we *don't* buy their > products. Would that make you happy?
Listen, I'm all about market-economics, so yeah, that's perfectly fine, but don't kid yourself that the Linux Zealot Market Segment is one that TomTom is going to cry over losing. :-) FWIW, though, I'm not even sure there's a supported way to do it on a Garmin device (from what I've read, it looks like a complete hack to make it work). Cheers, D _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Feb 2 - Zimbra Mar 2 - MHVLUG 8th Anniversary - Show and Tell Apr 6 - Introduction to IPv6
