Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 15:43:55 -0400 From: Visionquest223@yahoo.com To: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Questions Message-ID: <20010709193815.8333137B401@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <3B4A00A6.E463FD36@acuson.com>
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As much as I like Unix/Linux/FreeBSD (I use and support all of the above) better than windows (mostly because of the granularity of control that I have, partly because I can use an recommend free/gpl software for almost any given need) I have to say that Bill Gates has done extremely well for himself. In the end run, his job as the owner of the company is to watch the bottom line, and make as much money as he possibly can. He does that well. Though I occasionally find myself cursing the Operating Systems that his company has created, I must certainly respect the man's accomplishments. On 9 Jul 01, at 12:06, David Johnson wrote: > Heiko Recktenwald wrote: > > > > > And the full source for everything is available and a license so free it > > > makes the Linux look miserly. FreeBSD comes with very good > > > > GNU is something else. I like it subversiv potential ;-) > > Subversiveness is great if what you are trying to subvert is evil. > > But proprietary software is not evil (though specific instances of it > may be). The GPL starts with a premise that a specific act of sharing is > good, erroneously derives that any specific instance of not sharing is > evil, then concludes that all proprietary software is evil. This would > be like starting from the premise that giving a sandwich to a hungry man > is good, and concluding that all delis are evil. > > > The BSD license is less stress for Bill Gates or Cupertino. > > That is a Good Thing(tm). Our goal should be to improve FreeBSD, not to > sabotage other systems. I see no point or purpose in deliberately > stressing Bill and Steve. > > David > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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