Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 99.226.143.24]
on June 25, 2008 01:21 AM
Anyone who knows me would probably fall off there chair laughing but other forums are the place for long winded lists of evidence and debate so suffice to say, I know the benifits of FOSS, love it and use it extensively. That doesn't mean I'm going to discount a piece of software only because the source is not available. It also doesn't make this:
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oh it does?
It is not free software??
that's a shame...
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or
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[...] the Gizmo5 client is proprietary/closed source software.
I prefer using a FOSS SIP client ...
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.. any less obnoxious and superficial a comment.
I just get so tired of hearing from zealot users who judge a piece of software purely on the basis of if they can get source for it regardless of if they can make use of the source or understand fully how they can benefit from that availability. You may notice a few comments further down that manages to point out free (libre) open source alternatives without having the overt overtone of "I don't like it because it doesn't fit my ideology." Sometimes, a closed source program is the right tool for the job regardless of religious beliefs.
Maybe I've just a low tollerance for it today. I don't expect you'll check back anyhow.
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Re(2): Gizmo5 - a more open VoIP solution
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 99.226.143.24] on June 25, 2008 01:21 AM"
oh it does?
It is not free software??
that's a shame...
"
or
"
[...] the Gizmo5 client is proprietary/closed source software.
I prefer using a FOSS SIP client ...
"
.. any less obnoxious and superficial a comment.
I just get so tired of hearing from zealot users who judge a piece of software purely on the basis of if they can get source for it regardless of if they can make use of the source or understand fully how they can benefit from that availability. You may notice a few comments further down that manages to point out free (libre) open source alternatives without having the overt overtone of "I don't like it because it doesn't fit my ideology." Sometimes, a closed source program is the right tool for the job regardless of religious beliefs.
Maybe I've just a low tollerance for it today. I don't expect you'll check back anyhow.
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