[CS-FSLUG] Re: The Moral Foundation of Free Software

[timbrown at ichristian.com]

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