When Windows Vista was launched, the Free Software Foundation started its BadVista campaign, which was aimed at informing users about what the FSF considered user-restrictive features in Vista. Luckily for the FSF, Vista didn't really need a bad-mouthing campaign to fail. Now that Windows 7 is receiving a lot of positive press, the FSF dusted off the BadVista drum, and gave it a fresh coat of paint.
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Member since:2009-04-08
Don't know why I was voted down on that comment, considering that it's true:
http://www.fsf.org/about/
Too many FUD spreaders on OSNews, I suppose.
Member since:2007-05-05
Don't know why I was voted down on that comment, considering that it's true:
http://www.fsf.org/about/
Too many FUD spreaders on OSNews, I suppose.
It is 100% true. You expect this site to be any better than /.?
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Member since:2009-08-26
Yea Stallman gave up on the Hurd a long time ago and now just tries to defame software that don't follow his carefully crafted definition of Freedom.
Member since:2009-03-17
I'm down with the FTC organization. Free To Choose whichever OS or software I use, whether, GPL'd, BSD'd, or proprietary.
As much as Windows might have its issues, so do open-source stuff as well. This is software, written by men, so mistakes are bound to happen. Just use the best tool for the job!
As for the general population, branding ties people emotionally to a product. Windows is a brand, not simply an OS, similarly Microsoft is a brand, not just a software company. People are emotionally attached to brands and will forever choose to use what they and the wider population use as they want to be apart of that crowd and that's important to them.
I mean I think Apple and MS have good insight here. Apart from office/dev-use, OSs are simply now an avenue to access media. Media is important to people and whoever markets that the best and create the best experience during, gets the crowd. I mean spending on an OS is just an amortized costs as it's valuable to people in the long run to have easy and engaging access to media.
So as long as people have this attachment to media and branding, proprietary software etc., will be widely used.
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2009-04-08
The FSF doesn't CREATE software. Its purpose is to promote GPL software.