Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 12, 2005 06:22 AM
So basically we're seeing the "rubbing off effect". Were one hopes what the other has will "rub off" onto them. That's one of the reasons people jumped onto the MS bandwagon.
Two the thing about leaders really isn't an OSS thing. Although we do have a lower tolerance than closed source for assholes.
And last your "safety valve" applies to all things digital. In other words you can't lock bits up.* People have tried to lock them up. But those attempts mostly fail. That's something the MPAA/RIAA is finding out, and even MS with their XP registration knows that.
*That's why the BSD is as good as the GPL in this regard.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 12, 2005 06:22 AMTwo the thing about leaders really isn't an OSS thing. Although we do have a lower tolerance than closed source for assholes.
And last your "safety valve" applies to all things digital. In other words you can't lock bits up.* People have tried to lock them up. But those attempts mostly fail. That's something the MPAA/RIAA is finding out, and even MS with their XP registration knows that.
*That's why the BSD is as good as the GPL in this regard.
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