Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on March 30, 2007 05:49 PM
You're missing the point. It is not about avoiding uninstalling software you won't use.
The point is to have an option.
Dell doesn't give you an option. It forces junk you DON'T want down your throat because THAT junk subsidises the laptop.
What you're saying - to give you an analogy - is that you're happy to live with the junk ad traffic that come your way when you use free Opera. That's why you will not pay for the ad-free commercial Opera.
Well, that's your choice and you're completely entitled to it.
However, for people who care about freedom, that choice is not a choice. Therefore, people who care about freedom use Firefox. Or Konqueror.
A choice like this may sometimes mean you get less for more effort. But that is not the point. The point is freedom and choice.
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Re:Linux - Doing Without.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on March 30, 2007 05:49 PMThe point is to have an option.
Dell doesn't give you an option. It forces junk you DON'T want down your throat because THAT junk subsidises the laptop.
What you're saying - to give you an analogy - is that you're happy to live with the junk ad traffic that come your way when you use free Opera. That's why you will not pay for the ad-free commercial Opera.
Well, that's your choice and you're completely entitled to it.
However, for people who care about freedom, that choice is not a choice. Therefore, people who care about freedom use Firefox. Or Konqueror.
A choice like this may sometimes mean you get less for more effort. But that is not the point. The point is freedom and choice.
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