Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 26, 2004 06:04 PM
I really agree with everything you asserted. I do not like the "narcist" model of the person Robertson either.
However, Lindows does give back. Lindows supported WINE. Lindows supported kde-look.org. Lindows hires Linux developers. And there are more examples. Now, these 3 programs show they also develop Free Software in-house thus supporting the community directly. Great. It creates confidence. Novell does the same with ie. YaST and iFolder.
The problem i have with Lindows rather lies in the person Robertson. He had MP3.com and sold it which makes him rich. That's his right. But after that, MP3.com faded away and is now under corporate DRM control. You see, that doesn't give much confidence wether it more than remotely related to Lindows or not.
OTOH i also see him a bit like a pioneer and i admire him for his idealism. I hope it isn't only about money for him, but the question rather in which extend for what?
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Lindows does give back
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 26, 2004 06:04 PMHowever, Lindows does give back. Lindows supported WINE. Lindows supported kde-look.org. Lindows hires Linux developers. And there are more examples. Now, these 3 programs show they also develop Free Software in-house thus supporting the community directly. Great. It creates confidence. Novell does the same with ie. YaST and iFolder.
The problem i have with Lindows rather lies in the person Robertson. He had MP3.com and sold it which makes him rich. That's his right. But after that, MP3.com faded away and is now under corporate DRM control. You see, that doesn't give much confidence wether it more than remotely related to Lindows or not.
OTOH i also see him a bit like a pioneer and i admire him for his idealism. I hope it isn't only about money for him, but the question rather in which extend for what?
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