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Re: Ubuntu Could Take Propritary Route with Linspire Roots

  • Subject: Re: Ubuntu Could Take Propritary Route with Linspire Roots
  • From: "Darth Chaos" <DarthChaosofRSPW@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: 10 Feb 2007 13:59:02 -0800
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On Feb 10, 3:07 pm, 1100000 <see_reply-to_addr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> > Ubuntu embraces proprietary software(?)
>
> > ,----[ Quote ]
> > | Mark Shuttleworth has developed an exceptional Linux distribution,
> > | Ubuntu. Mark spends much of his time, however, deriding Red Hat, his
> > | biggest Linux competitor, for waxing proprietary.
> > |
> > | Funny, considering that it's Mark that is embracing proprietary software
> > | - true proprietary software, mind you - with his Linspire deal.
> > `----
>
> http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/02/ubuntu_goes...
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/25kbzg
>
> I don't understand why.  Ubuntu is growing rapidly, and there are already
> tools to automatically install proprietary software.  They don't need to do
> this.

I said a while back on my blog that there would come a day when Ubuntu
sells out to the almighty dollar. I hate to say "I told you so",
but.....I told you so. Linspire may as well go ahead and complete the
sell-out by buying Canonical.


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