Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on August 15, 2004 12:38 AM
You wrote:
"Mr. Enderle quite obviously sees proprietary software as important to the future of IT, and Free Software, a potential detriment."
Not quite right - more like:
"Mr Enderle quite obviously sees proprietary software as important to the future of the IT industry, and Free Software, a potential detriment."
Essentially, most of the people attacking free software (Darl, Didio, Gates, and Enderle) are people who make their living selling overpriced goods and services to people who are rapidly waking up to discover that "the emperor has no clothes", to mix metaphors. These people simply cannot see any way for themselves to continue to make a living if basic software is free, and you actually have to earn a living based upon your skills and your ability to deliver actual value.
We all need to remember this, when evaluating statements from these people.
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Re:Is True Objectivity Even Possible?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on August 15, 2004 12:38 AM"Mr. Enderle quite obviously sees proprietary software as important to the future of IT, and Free Software, a potential detriment."
Not quite right - more like:
"Mr Enderle quite obviously sees proprietary software as important to the future of the IT industry, and Free Software, a potential detriment."
Essentially, most of the people attacking free software (Darl, Didio, Gates, and Enderle) are people who make their living selling overpriced goods and services to people who are rapidly waking up to discover that "the emperor has no clothes", to mix metaphors. These people simply cannot see any way for themselves to continue to make a living if basic software is free, and you actually have to earn a living based upon your skills and your ability to deliver actual value.
We all need to remember this, when evaluating statements from these people.
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