__/ [ William Poaster ] on Monday 16 April 2007 23:22 \__
> On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:49:56 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 16 April 2007 11:08 \__
>>
>>> ed <ed@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:48:10 +0100
>>>> "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm all for people making money with Linux (I did it for years), but
>>>>> it goes without saying that I do not support copyright violation.
>>>>> Software patents and bullshit like DRM ... well that's another thing.
>>>>
>>>> we've been using it for ages to make money. it's a great system. and
>>>> occasionally i make contributions when i see a better way to do things.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Nothing wrong with making money from Linux and GNU stuff, and the best
>>> way of paying back is to make contributions - you are a model citizen!
>>
>> What's rotten is the BSA's complaint about people who spread CDs with
>> software like Mozilla Firefox and OpenOffice around.
>
> F*ck BSA.
>
>> They can smell what's coming... their jobs are becoming obsolete, so
>> they are getting bitter.
>
> Then they should gt out & get a *real* job.
>
>> One of them was trolling Netscape and Digg a while ago, suggesting that
>> Linux users are "cheap".
>
> You said he was trolling, ergo he's an idiot. As for "cheap", we don't
> have to pay exorbitant prices to subsidise users of a certain proprietary
> OS in another country who can buy it cheaper.
That guy was getting 'bitchslapped' and apparently left office in disgrace.
Enderle (Microsoft shill) recently published a paid-for essay where he tries
to tell Dell that Linux users are cheap and that Dell won't make any money
from Linux.
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