* Roy Schestowitz fired off this tart reply:
> http://www.raiden.net/?cat=2&aid=340
>
> It's not about saving money. It's about avoiding that spyware/lockin mechanisms
> that Microsoft has begun throwing around for free just to ensure future
> revenue (Office, suppression of competition, etc.).
>
> Linux is about control, choice, stability, security and many other things.
> Money is just somewhere at the bottom of the advantages worth listing.
That article makes a bigger point:
If you're a standard citizen of the net, currently reading this
page online in your favorite browser, then you're already liking
paying a fee for that access.
. . .
So what am I getting at? Well, I think the general point is, that
even when it's completely free, there's still some tiny bit
of cost involved in acquiring and using it, even if not a dime was
directly exchanged for it.
. . .
PS: If you haven't donated to a FOSS project or any sites that
promote Linux and open source lately, please do. It's your
donations that make the freedom they provide you possible. Without
you, they're just empty bits of data floating around the vast
ether of the internet.
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Tux rox!
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