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is there any kind of difference between these two words? maybe private stuff should stay private and public stuff should be public? imjustsaying

It's not a hack, it's a feature

And how do you feel about calling the process of filtering out unsolicited pieces of information from a server you didn't even choose to visit "freeloading?"
Maybe smug is the word you're looking for. Oh, wait...

High. Not legal everywhere, but healthier than vallium.

Just try to tell the death row inmates your monster rolled a 20

More expensive DRM-laden adware music! This is JUST what we need to change our minds about NOT CARING about music enterprises! Making the lives of the pirates easier compared to those who pay for the content is such a great idea! It's worked before, hasn't it?

That depends which side of the Linux vs GNU/Linux side of the argument you are.

Do you claim that an integrated package manager that can even handle dependency-checking for the ENTIRE system (even recompiling it entirely with different cflags in the case of portage) is the same as a program you6 have to download and install yourself? If you don't, then it's not really goalpost shifting. If you do, then allow me to rephrase:

Additionally, what if MS decides to change the way programs are allowed to behave yet again? (I'm not saying this is necessarily a bad thing) Are you sure your package management solution will still be working? I couldn't care less if the manufacturer is Microsoft, Apple, a community project or satan, I just want to be sure that it will work in a predictable and integrated fashion for a lot of time. Windows, with its proprietary format and dependence on the capabilities and priorities of a SINGLE company doesn't really offer that.

and, how is a third-party program equal to an integrated package manager?

Well, you know... muggles like us!

Package Management?

Embrace Extend and Extinguish

Embrace Extend Extinguish

Yes, their contrib to the linux kernel a few months ago. Some virtualisation stuff that helps them run linux on their OS I think. More news here