On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:28, Oliver Jones wrote:

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I dont see it as whoring.. i see it as evaluating software, closed source or open, it is evaluating a software package. I actually find the 'we only want to use open source software' ideals of RMS grating.. its the outcome, whatever is used to do the job, WHO CARES. ie using word or staroffice .. if you only want to print a letter.. who cares what software made it.. the important thing is the letter gets to the paper.

"I only want to wear my shorts. Who cares if it is made by well paid New Zealanders or exploited little Jamu from Indonesia." ;)

yep.. i cant tell where my shorts come from, however i also make a point to support trade aid.

I take it that Kyle only uses Linux because it is "free, as in beer".

I use it because it does what i want.. it masquerades, firewalls and runs my webserver reliably. the free is just a bonus.

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Now why would we need to do that? ;)

People do need software that is only available under windows currently... even if its only 1 package for windows out of the 10 they use, if that is a critical app, they arent going to change

This is true. I still haven't found a decent Small Business accounting app, up to the quality of QuickBooks, for Linux. OpenSource or Closed. Though in this case software line Wine can obliviate the need for a Windows license.

Exactly.. 1 app you need cross-platform ability for currently. -- Kyle Carter