[linux-audio-user] Re: [linux-audio-dev] RME is no more

[Mark Knecht]

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:55:05 -0600, Jan Depner <eviltwin69 at cableone.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 09:17, Mark Knecht wrote:
> 
> 
> > On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:03:40 +0100, Esben Stien <executiv at online.no> wrote:
> > > Frank Barknecht <fbar at footils.org> writes:
> > >
> > > > So basically they want to protect their investment in getting
> > > > knowledge of how to implement a powerful firewire interface from the
> > > > eyes of other hardware manufacturers.
> > >
> > > A society where you put money higher than cooperating with other
> > > people is not a good society, in my opinion.
> >
> > Socialism - it ain't pretty...
> 
> Really.  I was going to point out that that is exactly what Karl Marx
> (or was that Groucho) said.  You can see how well that worked out.
> 
> Jan
> 

Groucho was a genius. Not so sure about Karl.

Of course, I should have added that he has a right to his opinion, but
so do I. I believe in patents, intellectual property, and the right of
a corporation to deceptively market products to me in an attempt to
get my money. I do not believe companies owe me anything, whether I've
given them money or not, and Santa Claus.

Cheers,
Mark