Kier wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:00:14 -0500, DFS wrote:
>
>> Linonut wrote:
>>> * Tony Sivori fired off this tart reply:
>>>
>>>> When I read the book I was wowed at a man who had the strength of
>>>> character to turn down an easy $10 million based on a personal
>>>> belief. Later, on a rereading of the book I became curious about the
>>>> identity of the unnamed London entrepreneur.
>>> Wasn't there some asswipe (Jeff Merkey?) who offered to buy the Linux
>>> kernel for $15000?
>> No, but there are a few million asswipes who are willing to freeload the
>> Linux kernel for $0.00.
>
> How can someone 'freeload' a thing which is created to be given away
> freely? You still have no grasp of what FOSS is about, even after years of
> trolling in COLA.
>
Mepis 7.0 in both 32 and 64 bit, is out, and free, and FREE!
Our praise and thanks go out to Mark Shuttleworth for sponsoring the
Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu/Zenbuntu projects world wide, to all the peoples
of all nations!
And, to the Fortune 1,000 Corporations, including Microsoft, who support
the FOSS movement, and who use GNU/Linux in their work places, on their
servers, and, in their embedded appliances!
The dumping of stock options at maximum rates the SEC permits, by
Microsoft holders, is one indication of product insecurity. In markets
like Asia, where dozens of alternatives are offered for free,
Microsoft's 'free' versions are left roadside.
Microsoft trolls, along with the annoyances of the millions of Microsoft
Virus/Worms/Trojans/Malware/exploits and the necessity to run a half
dozen protection schemes, are just some of the reasons that Microsoft
executives declare on Quarterly filings with the SEC that Linux was
above 17% worldwide user base, in 2005, with an annual growth rate above
3%.
It is with some reasoning on the part of Microsoft Corporate Executives
that the reported percentage of Linux conversion of the Microsoft user
base exceeds 5% per annum, post-Vista.
Thus, the increase in MS sponsored trolls, shills. But, it is a counter
productive modus operandi that actually drives more windows users to
GNU/Linux. Once engaged, it is difficult stopping anti-social misfits
from the psychotic behavior that was once rewarded with praise from on
high.
The OEMs recognize the allure of an OS that is nearly perfect, and offer
complete systems since 1998, online, and since 2002 in Wal Mart, and, in
Asia, factory direct, and all have been sold out successes, up to the
manufacturing limits in place for those offerings.
Now, Lenovo and others are ramping up their production levels. Third
party vendors are showing on their product packaging that Tux can use
their product, to try to get their sales above the base flatline of 2000.
The "Stockholm Syndrome" is also in effect, for many of the consumers of
Windows Products, but, Microsoft's market share does continue to shrink
and share price has not increased in over 8 years.
But, for me, having been an advocate of free choice for all people over
the past two decades, it is a marvelous option to have hundreds of FREE
Open Source OSes from which to choose! http://livecdlist.com
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