Re: [SLUG] Re: Android-based smartphones - any drawbacks ?
well, another viewpoint. I bought a new notebook and it came with windows 7. For years I've not felt so dissappointed with a computer. I just couldn't find anything fun to do with it. They've even removed 'debug'.. Shish-ka-bobs. Then After I got Ubuntu 11 on, the machine is my sense of lovely. g++ was built in. Whoah. On 2/5/12, Patrick Elliott-Brennan wrote: > FOSS vs proprietary software is not a fetish. It's an ethical issue. > As much as making decisions as to what sort of school (or even whether > you send your children to school), or whether you will become a > vegetarian or NOT be a vegetarian is an ethical issue. > > Some people can be accused of presenting their ethical positions in an > almost religiously fundamentalist fashion and can be accused of being > dramatic or dogmatic. Usually this is more a result of their personal > presentation and inability to calmly or clearly discuss their > position. In neither case is this a reflection of the validity of > their views, more the response they receive and the reputation that > results. > > It's even possible some people do 'fetishise' the subject of > FOSS/Properietary software. I think this is the case with things like > Apple products. However, this does not make the subject any less an > ethical issue. > > If you are serious in phrasing it as a 'fetish' then I'd suggest > looking up the difference. > > That said, I don't know if you are serious and I could be seriously > oblivious to a subtle, dry humorous comment. In which case: My big. > > Regards, > > Patrick > >> >> I do not think FOSS vx proprietary software is a moral issue, it is a >> fettish. Now if others care about your fettish then kewl, and if they are >> pragmatic in any form words of disapproval are discourteous. >> "Sadly, people these days don't care ..." >> ouch! >> James > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: Android-based smartphones - any drawbacks ?
FOSS vs proprietary software is not a fetish. It's an ethical issue. As much as making decisions as to what sort of school (or even whether you send your children to school), or whether you will become a vegetarian or NOT be a vegetarian is an ethical issue. Some people can be accused of presenting their ethical positions in an almost religiously fundamentalist fashion and can be accused of being dramatic or dogmatic. Usually this is more a result of their personal presentation and inability to calmly or clearly discuss their position. In neither case is this a reflection of the validity of their views, more the response they receive and the reputation that results. It's even possible some people do 'fetishise' the subject of FOSS/Properietary software. I think this is the case with things like Apple products. However, this does not make the subject any less an ethical issue. If you are serious in phrasing it as a 'fetish' then I'd suggest looking up the difference. That said, I don't know if you are serious and I could be seriously oblivious to a subtle, dry humorous comment. In which case: My big. Regards, Patrick > > I do not think FOSS vx proprietary software is a moral issue, it is a > fettish. Now if others care about your fettish then kewl, and if they are > pragmatic in any form words of disapproval are discourteous. > "Sadly, people these days don't care ..." > ouch! > James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Android-based smartphones - any drawbacks ?
Tom Worthington wrote: > >power, such as WiFi and GPS. Another option is to turn off the 3G and >use 2G if you are only making voice calls, as this uses less power. > On my phone, the '3G off use 2G' setting simply constraint data to edge/gprs transfer/speeds, when I wish to use for voice only, I just disable (all) data radios, rather than above, I use data enabler widget (or is it data disabler?) to toggle. One thing that had been puzzling for me, how come I have a smart phone but I need to manually enable/disable data transfer, why can't data radio enable on demand? (and I don't use any background data, I've disabled whatever I could). Mind you, now that minimal data package offered exceeds what I use, being a data miser is becoming obsolete) I'm currently using CM7 and faux123 1.45GHz overclocked kernel, toggling data doesn't have as big effect on power consumption add it did in the past, as observed on Battery Monitor Widget. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
