Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 09:22:31 -0700 From: Edward M <eam1edward@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is this something we (as consumers of FreeBSD) need to be aware of? Message-ID: <4FD4C9C7.7070206@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <d588017dbfa81227a215e59407ebae1b@dizum.com> References: <d588017dbfa81227a215e59407ebae1b@dizum.com>
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On 06/10/2012 08:09 AM, Nomen Nescio wrote: > This is really missing the point. The issue is not open source > vs. proprietary although many people seem to try to steer everything into > that meaningless conflict. > > The point is the WinTel Mafia's many years of collusion and screwing over > the customer. Try to buy a commodity PC in any major store and it will come > with Windows, and you have to pay for it. Now the WinTel Mafia got many > companies onboard with their system to lock you out from the box you just > bought. Bad enough it comes with Windows and you had to pay for it, and you > don't even get an install disk. But the WinTel Mafia adds insult to injury > and stops you from installing whatever software you want on it. > > What does this have to do with OSS v. proprietary source? Nothing! > > It is just about the WinTel Mafia's illegal, abuse trade practices. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Need to have that congitiive distortion ckecked out because it makes it difficult to bring a logical conclusion, and creates an ill perspective on reality and keeps the person with a child like mentality; which makes the person to excerise worlds like wintel mafia,etc.
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