[CS-FSLUG] Re: The Moral Foundation of Free Software
timbrown at ichristian.com
timbrown at ichristian.com
Sun Jan 2 18:51:47 CST 2005
Fred A. Miller writes:
> On Sun January 2 2005 2:20 pm, groundhog3000 wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> At this point I should note that people aren't stupid. In the 80's we
>> used green screen IBM termnals, Dos terminals and old Unix machines
>> from who knows where. Where those people any smarter than workers
>> today? (Some, including me, could argue that they were). However,
>> all in all, I don't see any reason why an employee can't learn to use
>> a Linux solution (if one should exist) rather than a rather expensive
>> M$ or Windoze compatible solution.
>
> You ARE quite right! Employees who are smart enough to do the work of the
> position they are in, are smart enough to learn the KDE desktop. Further,
> they learn it and for example OpenOffice VERY quickly!! All the nonsense
> about retraining is just that.............NONSENSE. Anyone who can't (or
> won't) EASILY switch from 'Bloze to Linux on their desktop, should probably
> be released from their present position.
>
>> That said, the initial cost of Windows doesn't seem all that bad to
>> people when it comes preinstalled on every computer in the world
>> just about.
>>
>> Can you spell, MONOPOLY.
>
> Try "IMMORAL monopoly."
>
> Fred
>
> --
> "As Internet technology itself vaults into new areas, so too does the
> Microsoft monopoly and its tried-and-true bag of tricks."
> -US Senator Orrin Hatch, (R) Utah
>
>
>
My wife is no "geek" and she's been using Linux for two years now. She uses
Windows at work. Not too long ago, she was telling a friend of hers how much
better Linux is re: viral and adware problems.
Tomorrow I have an appointment with a customer for my business. I'm loaning
him a Suse 9.1 box. He's been plagued by adware and virus problems even
after spending good money to fix the problem. He's been using Windows 98.
He's a high school shop teacher and I'll bet he has no problem with linux!
I doubt he'll take much time to say "switch me over!".
Tim
10 out of 10 people die.
http://www.needgod.com
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