Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on March 25, 2007 10:54 PM
People are taking issue with the article because, contrary to your naive viewpoint, it is not about FOSS or the advancement of FOSS. The reality is that Roblimo has gotten his knickers in a knot over the pricing of Adobe's latest Flash licensing , which he hypocritically lusts for. Angered by the fact that he will have to forgo the newest Flash or rewrite his OSTG budget to afford it, he has attempted to cloaked his rant in a rather transparent, except to you, claim that the new pricing is some how unfair to the FOSS community and that Adobe will be the loser in the end, another wishful and transparent taunt. Adobe and it's pricing model for the Flash suite of products will have zero impact on FOSS. Indeed, if Adobe priced Flash out of existence, it would be a great thing for the web in general. But, the reality is that Robin lusts for some craptastic feature in the new Flash and he can't afford it or justify the cost to his boss.
Your view is both utopian and naive and Robin's article was specifically designed to appeal to people with such a view. However, there was too much venom in Robin's keyboard when he wrote this one and he was not able to conceal his rant or its motive from those with a more realistic view of the software world.
Regarding your use of Ogg, that's great and I hope you enjoy it. But, relative to the widespread use of Ogg, so what? As an analogy, I can present you with numerous individuals that are deeply commited to OS2 but, that doesn't change the fact that OS2 is hardly used by anyone or that it is utterly doomed and has been for years! Again, you are being naive by assuming that because you use Ogg that it is widely used or that its use will increase. The reality of the matter is far different.
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Your Naive Viewpoint Is Not Based In Reality
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on March 25, 2007 10:54 PMYour view is both utopian and naive and Robin's article was specifically designed to appeal to people with such a view. However, there was too much venom in Robin's keyboard when he wrote this one and he was not able to conceal his rant or its motive from those with a more realistic view of the software world.
Regarding your use of Ogg, that's great and I hope you enjoy it. But, relative to the widespread use of Ogg, so what? As an analogy, I can present you with numerous individuals that are deeply commited to OS2 but, that doesn't change the fact that OS2 is hardly used by anyone or that it is utterly doomed and has been for years! Again, you are being naive by assuming that because you use Ogg that it is widely used or that its use will increase. The reality of the matter is far different.
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