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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Oliver Wong ] on Wednesday 10 January 2007 17:02 \__
>
>>
>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:2076561.xQmBX4edqc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> __/ [ amosf © Tim Fairchild ] on Wednesday 10 January 2007 13:02 \__
>>>
>>>> Aunty Diluvian wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:58:27 +0000, Roy Schestowitz
>>>>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Cutthecosta.com Releases New Travel Utility for Windows and Linux Users
>>>>>>
>>>>>>,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>>| The conversion of the program from Windows to Linux was surprisingly
>>>>>>| easy - it took about 30 minutes, we don't really understand why other
>>>>>>| companies don't release their programs simultaneously on both
>>>>>>platforms.
>>>>>>| Not releasing to Linux makes no sense!
>>>>>>`----
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/9332.html
>>>>>
>>>>> It's commonly known that if you drive your new Mercedes only in the
>>>>> better parts of the city, it is less apt to get damaged, or more
>>>>> precisely, stolen.
>>>>>
>>>>> When you face a greater risk when driving in the less affluent
>>>>> urban areas (slums), most common sense drivers will tend to
>>>>> drive out of their way to avoid them.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the same vein, software manufacturers will tend to stay away
>>>>> from the areas that pose the greater threat (software piracy)
>>>>> and concentrate on the more stable, paying clientele.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's Linux. ie. (slums, software pirates)
>>>>> vs Windows, ie. (affluent, paying clientele)
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, right. There's no piracy in the windows world :)
>>>>
>>>> Opps, that's right. Essentially all pirating is done by windows users,
>>>> duh...
>>>
>>> Common fact of life:
>>>
>>> Windows is popular among the rookies---those who don't know better.
>>> Educated
>>> people can comprehend, appreciate and handle Free software. Thus, it is,
>>> at
>>> least at present, the affluent people who use GNU/Linux. Don't believe me?
>>> Look at Google. Then, go to countries where Windows is prevalent and find
>>> that over 90% is pirated.
>>
>> Aunty's arguments are flawed, and are very well addressed by Ewok's
>> post. However, I don't think it's true to say that the affluent "prefer"
>> FOSS either. To take your argument, look at the countries which are
>> traditionally considered "affluent" (e.g. those in North America) and those
>> that are typically considered not affluent (e.g. India, Africa, the poorer
>> parts of Asia, etc.), and consider where Linux is primarily used and
>> Windows is more primarily used.
>
>
> You are correct in this assessment. I was going to erase that whole sentence
> which used (reused rather) the word "affluent". That said, I have yet to
> meet a person who chooses Linux because of cost though". I only know (at
> last) one such person.. one who confirmed this... he's 17-year-old whom I
> know from Digg and Netscape, so budget (Allowance) tends to be limited.
>
> * It's all abour Free, as in "Freedom". It's also about functionality,
> security, and so forth.
>
>
When I first tripped across linux, many years ago, I was in search of an
affordable compiler, as I could not afford to buy the Microsoft compiler
for Windows - it was too expensive. I ended up with a complete
operating system, and was hooked on the GPL from the first moment I read
about it. I don't understand why so many people seem to find it so hard
to comprehend.
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