Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 18:43:23 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> Cc: "Kenneth P. Stox" <stox@imagescape.com>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ONTOPIC - FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT - Not a bunch of Message-ID: <3A5BBE3A.C126AB27@softweyr.com> References: <XFMail.010107145424.stox@imagescape.com> <3A5A118F.2E06FCDD@acuson.com>
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David Johnson wrote:
>
> "Kenneth P. Stox" wrote:
>
> > > What do you think the average person would interpret "free software" as ?
> > > Software that's not opressed, or software that has no cost ? Give me a
> > > break.
> >
> > I live in a "free" country ( Please, let us not get into a political debate
> > about this statement ). Does that mean it is without cost ? I don't think so,
> > living in a "free" country has enormous cost, the least of which involves the
> > IRS.
>
> Let's see, "free <object>" has always meants "without cost.
Always? Let <object> :== "man".
This dicussion has gone beyond ludicrous, and it's time to end it on
-advocacy too. All of you just SHUT THE HELL UP!
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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