Re: [tlug] Debian rant

[Jawaad Mahmood <jawaad.mahmood@example.com>]

Heh that's two strawmen I built today.  I should work on my reading comprehension.

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On 2010/09/18, at 15:15, Sach Jobb <sach@example.com> wrote:

>>> I have to agree with Shawn though, I think
>>> the entire idiotology about what the definition of "free" is totally
>>> ridiculous and for the most part is simply wasting vast amounts of
>>> peoples' time. I also fail to see how it has (is?) improving the world
>>> in any way what-so-ever.
>> 
>> http://xkcd.com/743/
>> 
>> Free software also keeps the software industry innovative.  Wordpress and joomla suck but at least I can quickly and easily modify them at the code level for my own purposes. Try modifying a book or hardware for a client without getting slapped with the copyright hammer.
> 
> Don't get me wrong. I'm not in anyway against free software. It would
> be very strange to be a Debian user that doesn't like it. What annoys
> me is the endless great debate over what exactly "free" means and all
> of the energy, from a lot of very intelligent people, that goes into
> that.
> 
> cheers,
> sach
> 
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