Posted by: Ciaran O'Riordan
on April 30, 2003 11:36 PM
> I don't have a problem to buy some quality software
Paying for software is ok. I do it by choice, or donate money to the FSF.
> As long as that company doesn't want to own the internet
Why should anyone trust a company that says/implies such a thing? If the companies software is GPL'd then I could trust them since any "control" measures would be quickly removed by the community that uses the product. If the code is not Free, you have to take their word for it, and since they aren't big enough to own the internet, it's very safe for them to say so).
> I use Mozilla. I hope by 2005-6 there will be 20% Opera 20 % Mozilla 20 % IE etc..
I too use Mozilla (through Galeon), I hope by 2006 users won't have to put up with proprietary software.
> The only thing in time thats better is GPL software
we definitely agree here<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:) If it's not Free Software, I aint using it.
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Re:No problem
Posted by: Ciaran O'Riordan on April 30, 2003 11:36 PMPaying for software is ok. I do it by choice, or donate money to the FSF.
> As long as that company doesn't want to own the internet
Why should anyone trust a company that says/implies such a thing?
If the companies software is GPL'd then I could trust them since any "control" measures would be quickly removed by the community that uses the product. If the code is not Free, you have to take their word for it, and since they aren't big enough to own the internet, it's very safe for them to say so).
> I use Mozilla. I hope by 2005-6 there will be 20% Opera 20 % Mozilla 20 % IE etc..
I too use Mozilla (through Galeon), I hope by 2006 users won't have to put up with proprietary software.
> The only thing in time thats better is GPL software
we definitely agree here<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)
If it's not Free Software, I aint using it.
Ciaran O'Riordan
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