Star Why Sharing Matters More Than Marketshare
Linked by David Adams on Tue 5th Aug 2008 21:16 UTC, submitted by pas de calais
GNU, GPL, Open Source Terry Hancock offers a detailed dissection of the critical difference between power and freedom when it comes to understanding why Microsoft and GNU/Linux respectively are playing different games - and freedom is the only game in town for the free software. Read the full story at Freesoftware Magazine
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RE[2]: One nice point ...
by BluenoseJake on Wed 6th Aug 2008 11:06 UTC in reply to "RE: One nice point ..."
BluenoseJake
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2005-08-11

Comparing using Windows to any of the crap you mentioned is just stupid. Alienating people by comparing them to alcoholics or idiots is not going to win OSS any supporters, and it might lose some

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RE[3]: One nice point ...
by StaubSaugerNZ on Wed 6th Aug 2008 18:54 in reply to "RE[2]: One nice point ..."
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2007-07-13

Comparing using Windows to any of the crap you mentioned is just stupid. Alienating people by comparing them to alcoholics or idiots is not going to win OSS any supporters, and it might lose some


I agree with you - although a little hyperbole is a staple of rhetoric. It depends subtly on the manner you do it and the relationship you have with that person. You'll note I didn't actually do any such comparison, Windows <-> Linux, since they each have their place.

What I was trying to say, but probably didn't accurately convey, to the earlier poster is that while you can respect people's choices it doesn't mean that choice should be immune from critical analysis. Which was his principle assertion.

Back to O/Ses. If someone found that (heaven forbid!) Linux was giving them grief I'd be disappointed if you didn't question their choice and try to point out the merits of Windows. Likewise, I'd hope you'd expect the reciprocal to occur if they were having trouble with a decision to install Vista.

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