| Re: "30 things I've learned from using Linux ..." |
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Group: comp.os.linux.advocacy · Group Profile
Author: HadronHadron Date: Aug 27, 2007 22:11
Simon Lewis gmail.com> writes:
> Linonut be11south.net> writes:
>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Sgt. Bilko belched out this bit o' wisdom:
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>> Here, in no particular order, are some of the things that I've learned
>> from using Linux:
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>> 1. That I don't have to pay money to get my hands on a credible operating
>> system.
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> Surely people should pay for good SW if they then use it in their
> businesses? OSS is not about free (as in money)SW, but FREE (as in Open)
> SW. You need to learn what OSS is. Maybe you have a Linux group (LUG)at
> school? The kind of silly statement your are making makes us Linux
> Users look like the only reason we use Linux is to save money. I guess
> you are a student and "for free" is good then I agree. But when you grow
> up a little and get a real job, especially in SW, you will realise that
> to make credible SW for the modern desktop then one needs to earn real
> money. Giving it away "for free" won't pay for the water or the kids I
> am afraid. But keep advocating, just tune in a little bit to the real
> world outside of your school - I have no doubt you will be a valuable
> asset to the OSS groups.
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You should lurk more. Linonut is actually a SW developer making "not for
free in any sense" SW which his company sells to people. But I can see
where you made the mistake. For some reason because he develops "cross
platform" he is under the impressions that he is an OSS
developer. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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