Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:09:17 +0200 (CEST) From: Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is this something we (as consumers of FreeBSD) need to be aware of? Message-ID: <d588017dbfa81227a215e59407ebae1b@dizum.com> In-Reply-To: <20120610072320.43359222@scorpio>
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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.
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