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____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 26 Jan 2010 18:18 : \____
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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>> ____/ High Plains Thumper on Saturday 23 Jan 2010 14:46 : \____
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>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>> Proprietary Software and Linux: Good, Bad or Somewhere in Between?
>>>>
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>>>>> Canonical is looking into selling proprietary software like Adobeâs
>>>>> Photoshop and Appleâs iTunes within its distribution, Ubuntu. This
>>>>> would undoubtedly be helpful for certain end users wanting to
>>>>> switch to Linux, but is it good for free software in the long run?
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7677/1.html
>>>
>>> Of course, proprietary software is good for Linux. Proprietary writers
>>> put value into software for a particular market. Those who see the
>>> desirable value will be willing to purchase it.
>>>
>>> With the stability of Linux over Windows, we have a win-win situation.
>>
>> There are companies where Linux is the platform of choice for proprietary
>> software, but this one targets home users, I think.
>>
>
> I've no particular issue with proprietary vendors porting their code to
> open platforms, however, I'd still prefer to see open packages available
> for all in order to avoid being locked-out of ones own data.
Standards can help too (as a bridge of data, not code).
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