From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 10 15:09:32 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B708D106572B for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:09:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remailer@dizum.com) Received: from smtp.zedz.net (outpost.zedz.net [194.109.206.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E8668FC15 for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:09:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.zedz.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9773D1AA43A for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:09:21 +0200 (CEST) Received: from smtp.zedz.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ZdfmvF5bUjbh for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:09:19 +0200 (CEST) Received: by smtp.zedz.net (Postfix, from userid 1003) id 470B11AA43B; Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:09:17 +0200 (CEST) From: Nomen Nescio Comments: This message did not originate from the Sender address above. It was remailed automatically by anonymizing remailer software. Please report problems or inappropriate use to the remailer administrator at . To: FreeBSD In-Reply-To: <20120610072320.43359222@scorpio> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:09:17 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: Is this something we (as consumers of FreeBSD) need to be aware of? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:09:32 -0000 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.