____/ chrisv on Friday 28 September 2007 18:40 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>>____/ chrisv on Friday 28 September 2007 14:54 : \____
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>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>>But if it's not exactly like Windows, then it's behind right? Some
>>>>reviewers will give high score to those who mimic mistakes, e.g. Xandros,
>>>>Linspire...
>>>
>>> One of my best friends has been using Linspire for years, now. Works
>>> for him...
>>
>>It does. But Apple OS X also works as a BSD. But it's not open source. It's
>>aggressive lock-in and restriction of choice. We're back were we started --
>>another Windows.
>
> He's not locked in. He could switch tomorrow to another distro, if he
> wanted to.
Okay, you do have a point here, so while my comparison to OS X stands,
the "lock-in" part of an analogy does not translate well. However, do bear in
mind that Linspire put shackles on Linux _as a whole_, so in that sense, it
punishes the (Linspire) Linux user no matter where s/he goes.
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