Re:Talk about sweeping generalizations (Score 1)

Wrong! Do not take thinking for only programming. There are many choices for us to think and choose. I can choose FreeBSD, or OpenBSD if I do not like what comes with Linux as an operating system in the future. There will be almost zero adaptation time to switch from Linux to any BSD flavor. All of them are more or less UNIX. Say I choose Linux, there are many distributions to choose, or I can make an hybrid system picking up the packages from different distributions and converting them for my taste. Or we can build our system from ground. Almost every component in the system has multiple alternatives. Like ftpd, nfsd, window manager, file manager, text editor ..... Nobody can annoy with a starting splash screen. It can be cancelled from the source code before compiling. If I do not like the scroll bar of my terminal I can change it to my taste. If the colors of the latest dock application does not match to others I can modify it .... Besides these little modifications, if one believes that some program can be done better nobody can stop that.

This many examples are sufficient I think to say that you are wrong.

Additionally, by using open source we can ensure our privacy. Since the operating system and programs does not have an identification number out of our control.

On the other hand I am very happy that RMS is thinking. There is no problem about that. Because, while he is thinking he set others free to take his product and make better if they can.