On 04/02/2012, at 7:01 AM, slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote: > You don't sound like a troll... just someone who has been around a long > time and is used to doing it all themselves. > > I think people do care... but there is a lot more specialisation now... > it's like medicne.... an ENT specialist doesn't know much about the legs... > but because he has specialised, he has furthered the research and solutions > in ENT. Same in technology, people are specialists, and not everyone has to > re-invent the wheel. > > There are those that care, and those that care but are specialising in > areas where they can't impact the OS level decision... > > s. > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Jeremy Visser <jer...@visser.name> wrote: > >> On 2/02/12 20:42, Rod Butcher wrote: >>> Are there any things they can't do or can't connect to/interface with, >>> which other proprietary systems can ? >> >> Not really, all there are lots of things it can't do that an open system >> can. >> >> Like logging in as root. Or, y'know, compiling the whole OS from source. >> >> Sadly, people these days don't care and this post will be ignored. >> Amazingly enough, not even technical or otherwise FOSS–loving people >> seem to care. Blah blah pragmatism blah blah works well enough. Nothing >> about principles. >> >> Wow, I sound like RMS. Or a troll–like version. Didn't think that day >> would come.
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
