Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:59:55 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> Cc: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Open_Source Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906021957570.3537@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <20090602163749.GA23560@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <4d3f56c90906020812t40c5fcbv178bcd7f702356f@mail.gmail.com> <4ad871310906020843n3e7dc96ap28d5d622e844abf1@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906021757290.2065@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20090602163749.GA23560@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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>> other programs i have on disk, my addressbook etc. > > YES! This is the biggest of the three things I have against MS > and one of the main reasons for using FreeBSD and other Open Source > software as much as possible. I think we all forget about third case, open and closed source being first two. The case when you PAY for the product, you are not allowed to copy it to others but you do get a source. It was common years ago with software like unix. And still exist just it's not common.
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