Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 01:14:16 -0400 From: "Michael Silver" <msilver@sc.rr.com> To: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@iowna.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Ethics and nature (was Re: Justification for using FreeBSD) Message-ID: <005001c0f55a$06adf760$0200000a@silvertriad> References: <01061417404103.00261@blackmirror.xmission.com> <3B294D78.2F1390E@iowna.com> <01061419302201.00346@blackmirror.xmission.com> <5.1.0.14.2.20010615053335.03f5dba0@mail.cz> <3B298A29.D6DF874D@iowna.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@iowna.com> To: "Cynic" <cynic@mail.cz> Cc: "rootman" <rootman@xmission.com>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 12:08 AM Subject: OT: Ethics and nature (was Re: Justification for using FreeBSD) > > well, Microsoft is a _business_ company. They're not there to make the > > best software, they're there to make money. Same with Sun, Oracle, or > > anyone else. It's natural they put lots of effort into keeping (and > > broadening) their territory, just as it's natural they put only as much > > effort into development as is required to keep the territory. > > > > I mean, it's natural Microsoft abuses its monopoly, and it's natural you > > don't like it (nor do I). > > Here I disagree heavily on principal. Abusing power is not natural ... > it's taught over and over by the society. I have NEVER had a natural > urge to abuse any power I obtained. > It's also not natural to feel like you should bullshit your customers I am also tired and ready for bed, but I disagree. While there are lots, maybe even a vast majority of people that are honest and would not abuse power, it is a *natural* phenonom that some people do. Hell it is the whole reason for the balance of power in the US government and partly responsibe for the Bill of Rights. Unfortunately sometimes being dishonest and abusive can help your business. Its just like Hockey, sometimes a good cross check will help you win the game. ...Michael... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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