Date: Sat, 9 May 2020 09:41:57 -0500 From: D'Arcy Cain <darcy@druid.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Microsoft Teams for Linux Message-ID: <c5a4726a-6c96-c613-aade-10bcfd696627@druid.net> In-Reply-To: <20200509080448.00001ee8@seibercom.net> References: <b64d57e2-f4d7-7618-c711-6501a652a6ac@suszko.eu> <20200505093624.00001df2@seibercom.net> <223da1b3-a83d-b2e8-36dc-468dcb219305@suszko.eu> <db68d8c4-cf3e-5a2f-63d9-f16f0b4f9559@lidstrom.eu> <fecdd83b-2061-a6c0-f927-c380cbc2b500@suszko.eu> <a0828175-6f75-92c4-ab48-bfd395e1a91d@suszko.eu> <ce6fe689-777f-7285-3483-76fb73ea3e82@suszko.eu> <f3a86f00-7e81-ec9d-2f29-c4d9bc3e0094@lidstrom.eu> <b28e6141-04bc-4f66-93e3-658929500c0c@suszko.eu> <CAM8r67Boe0dQt%2B1T8rdoubxNKaeDCaQ5UkY1nThM8UahF=WU3g@mail.gmail.com> <20200508113438.00006adc@seibercom.net> <CAM8r67DqhC37qoU99iBXPvSZAVVPezPCfKipOD-2xiig95-0TA@mail.gmail.com> <20200508185327.00007397@seibercom.net> <20200509063222.94d762e9751a32c693d73d2f@sohara.org> <20200509062517.00002c46@seibercom.net> <20200509121604.b385c38e8ad5518c9a571ef2@sohara.org> <20200509080448.00001ee8@seibercom.net>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --n3UgN1iGTM2JZj5OcvyeBDJO6hObfgeFR Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="yG5LqE7vhvKeDcxBAguGgzHGWc4bpbMcb" --yG5LqE7vhvKeDcxBAguGgzHGWc4bpbMcb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Don't feed the troll. Don't feed the... Damn! I can't help myself. On 2020-05-09 07:11, Jerry wrote: >> I still need to own a Windows license to do that - I do not. >=20 > I need a license to operate a motor vehicle. I have a choice; get a How is that a choice? Were you around when your state was created and did you agree to the rules? The rest of us were born into our situation and there is no free choices available to us so we have to follow the rules enforced by others with guns. You might even argue that is makes for a good system but don't pretend that it is voluntary. > license and drive my vehicle, or don't secure a license and then find > other modes of transportation. I cannot carry a gun (in most states) Every other mode of transportation is regulated, even walking, so no choices. > without a license. There are literally hundreds of examples of where > there is a prerequisite require. Think about it. Doctors, lawyers, all > need to secure a license before they can work in their field. Forcing people to get permission from the state before doing what they love is not the definition of choice. > Your complaint is invalid. It is a personal choice that you are freely > making. That's like saying that I freely gave my money to the mugger who threatened to kill me if I didn't. > By the way, I have never met any open-source enthusiast who had any > qualms regarding pilfering software sans payment and using it for their= Then you never met me or most of my friends in the open source community. It sounds like you are describing Windows users. I have met many Windows users who either run stolen software or are happy to share their non-free software with others. I don't even have to ask. I am always being offered a free copy of Windows or Office. --=20 D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy@druid.net> | Democracy is three wolves http://www.druid.net/darcy/ | and a sheep voting on +1 416 788 2246 (DoD#0082) (eNTP) | what's for dinner. IM: darcy@VybeNetworks.com, VoIP: sip:darcy@druid.net --yG5LqE7vhvKeDcxBAguGgzHGWc4bpbMcb-- --n3UgN1iGTM2JZj5OcvyeBDJO6hObfgeFR Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEARYIAB0WIQQZ0YBgv7psnnP4U/HhAAd6d7lwwgUCXrbBNQAKCRDhAAd6d7lw wkOiAQDtovO+UeqrBrQRp7oHlfo9P9JmfrZxQMKL4jV02QNTVgD/f85ZFDQ1bpYq pCQ8Ys3dWZMXxfkkexzPZSif8NDN6wU= =Z6iZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --n3UgN1iGTM2JZj5OcvyeBDJO6hObfgeFR--
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