On Mon, 2008-01-21 at 10:21 -0700, Justin Findlay wrote: > PLUG is ostensibly about Linux and Free Software. Perhaps the FSF has > become passé and it is popular to disparage them. I know you wouldn't > necessarily do that without good reason, but neither do I believe > blindly in the edicts of the FSF. I presume you are familiar with the > benefits of using/practicing OSS, so I don't understand why you would be > critical of me in using it exclusively. My reasons are partly > idealistic, experimental, curious, and practical. I believe that > software as OSS is necessarily better for the world, so I've made it the > staple of mine. Since OSS is developed in the open I am better able to > learn about/with it than its proprietary counterparts. The freedom to > copy, study, and modify it is an excellent benefit that proprietary SW > by definition cannot offer. Besides that I can get all the OSS I need > without price. That is the substance of my principle and I fail to know > how this elicits your condescension.
I couldn't agree more or have said it better. Gabe /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
