Comment Re:I don't understand. (Score 1) 132
>> Who is "forcing" who to use Linux? I don't recall seeing Linus Torvalds or RMS with a gun to anyone's head. If you don't want to use Linux because it's "already pretty ancient", then there are other "cutting edge" OSes you could choose.
>> I just don't see how Linux, being free and open, can force you into anything. It's the closed, proprietary software which does that.
I'm afraid I didnt make my point clear... I said its forcing the market to become volatile. Companies are giving up tried-and-true (C'mon, its SCO people!) products so that they will fit in with this "linux click" that moderates anyone having ANYTHING SLIGHTLY derogatory to say about linux, as a troll. (Check my last message in this thread) This is not how this industry should evolve.
WHY is this making the industry volitile? Because people making the decisions to use linux are doing so for the same reason a politition kisses a baby at a campaign speech. Linux is that baby. Focus on the REAL issues never makes that speech. Linux (like I said in my "0, Troll" post) best influence is the 'way it was/is being developed', but the REAL issue (GNU OS) is being hidden by the baby kissing, and developement on GNU has taken a back burner. You yourself have demonstrated this by saying "Linus and RMS havent held a gun...", when Linusus Linux kernel is NOT part of RMS's plan, read his manifesto again if you have to, but GNU/Linux is a FORK of GNU's Not Unix. Its ALL WE HAVE at the moment, as the HURD is still smothering in the womb, but its not the ends to RMS's means. This is my whole point, and you have demonstrated it exactly as I meant it, that this baby kissing is making people FORGET the goals of the FSF and the goals of Linus, while complimenting each other nicely, are NOT THE SAME.
Companies are making decisions to use/support/distribute Linux, not for the sake of open source or GNU, but for Linux itself, and tend to do NOTHING to further RMS plan other than to use Linux and stop there, as if that WAS the plan. Forgive me for ranting here but that "troll" moderation kinda pissed me off. It seems that the Linux zealot moderators are splintering from the GNU's Not Unix crowd and are working against them now? Thats not productive, and THATS exactly how this stuff is making the industry volatile. I've spent alot of effort in this persuit to GNU'dom, and I'm no stranger to linux or its adcovacy and pursuit, but I also know that Linux in the big picture, is just the beginning, not the end.
Yes, use Linux, but thats not the point. USE FREE SOFTWARE!
PS: hey moderator, bite me
>> I just don't see how Linux, being free and open, can force you into anything. It's the closed, proprietary software which does that.
I'm afraid I didnt make my point clear... I said its forcing the market to become volatile. Companies are giving up tried-and-true (C'mon, its SCO people!) products so that they will fit in with this "linux click" that moderates anyone having ANYTHING SLIGHTLY derogatory to say about linux, as a troll. (Check my last message in this thread) This is not how this industry should evolve.
WHY is this making the industry volitile? Because people making the decisions to use linux are doing so for the same reason a politition kisses a baby at a campaign speech. Linux is that baby. Focus on the REAL issues never makes that speech. Linux (like I said in my "0, Troll" post) best influence is the 'way it was/is being developed', but the REAL issue (GNU OS) is being hidden by the baby kissing, and developement on GNU has taken a back burner. You yourself have demonstrated this by saying "Linus and RMS havent held a gun...", when Linusus Linux kernel is NOT part of RMS's plan, read his manifesto again if you have to, but GNU/Linux is a FORK of GNU's Not Unix. Its ALL WE HAVE at the moment, as the HURD is still smothering in the womb, but its not the ends to RMS's means. This is my whole point, and you have demonstrated it exactly as I meant it, that this baby kissing is making people FORGET the goals of the FSF and the goals of Linus, while complimenting each other nicely, are NOT THE SAME.
Companies are making decisions to use/support/distribute Linux, not for the sake of open source or GNU, but for Linux itself, and tend to do NOTHING to further RMS plan other than to use Linux and stop there, as if that WAS the plan. Forgive me for ranting here but that "troll" moderation kinda pissed me off. It seems that the Linux zealot moderators are splintering from the GNU's Not Unix crowd and are working against them now? Thats not productive, and THATS exactly how this stuff is making the industry volatile. I've spent alot of effort in this persuit to GNU'dom, and I'm no stranger to linux or its adcovacy and pursuit, but I also know that Linux in the big picture, is just the beginning, not the end.
Yes, use Linux, but thats not the point. USE FREE SOFTWARE!
PS: hey moderator, bite me
