22 Dec
2005
22 Dec
'05
2:25 a.m.
On Wednesday 21 December 2005 21:15, S. Massy wrote:
On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 07:41:55PM +0100, Cesare
Marilungo wrote:
and i am tired of going to school and listen to all the crap my teachers
say over and over again. so i can understand you. "repetition" is
tiresome... but always helpful.
Please, don't get me wrong. But I actually
fear the day in which
gnu/Linux will have a wider success. Because I fear that this will
happen only if gnu/Linux will abandon (or at least hide) its real
strenghts and its real philosophy. Or worse it could finally become
just another commercial o.s.
For me gnu/Linux is the best operating system because it is free
(as in free speech). The fact that open source software most of the
times is better, in terms of power and versatility, than its
commercial counterpart is a direct consequence of the whole open
source philosophy and the people, the community behind it.
I think that we don't have to demonstrate anything to anybody. We
should just thank god that there are still some people who value
freedom and the right of knowledge. If we're into OSS just because
we think it's better, we've missed the point about why it is
better.
Just my two cents.
I just want to put in a word to strongly second that statement. I'm
tired of hearing this "world domination" talk, or even all the
anti-microsoft stuff, even though I certainly find them unsavoury, to
say the least. yes, it's important that Linux, and FOSS software as a
whole, do well in order to attract people and ensure that those
basing commercial ventures on it do well. But why bother about "world
domination"? is that not playing the Microsoft game in a way?
hehe,
some people think mirroring and analogy (as thinking tools) work
everywhere. you seem to be one of them.
well, bro, I WILL NEVER fear world domination of FREEDOM. in fact, when
i think of freedom, i always dream of "world domination".
one will NEVER EVER find any *sane* analogy between gnu/linux and
windows. trust me on that :)
And
does it not lead us to merely _mimic_ the big boys rather than
innovate?
I see Open Source as building ourselves a communal house wherein we
may all live happily: NOT a chap hotel...
S.M.
> c.
> www.cesaremarilungo.com
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