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Story: My response to Richard Stallman
Posted by: Anonymous (Friday 9 January 2004, 1:54 PM)
I am free to modify my schwinn after I have bought it.
Most proprietary software is not guaranteed suitable for any particular use and is not able to be modified so it can be suitable.
If I want to change the gear ratio of my schwinn so i can ride up steeper hills and change the handlebars to suit me I am FREE (as in freedom) to do that.
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Story: My response to Richard Stallman
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I am free to modify my schwinn after I have bought... Anonymous -
Yes, you are free to change your Schwinn. You are... John Carroll -
It's all about choice. I choose to use free softwa... Anonymous
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> It's all about choice. I choose to
> use free s... John Carroll
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> Stallman is saying that we should ONLY
> have op... Anonymous
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This raises an interesting question about support.... Anonymous
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Some more clarifications............................. John Carroll
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John Carrol revaricated in the following manner:
>... Anonymous
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To the previous poster............................... John Carroll
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John,
Real freedom in this arena means that... Jamie Miller -
I'm sorry, John. Truly. I hope you don't feel offe... NNTZ
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To NNTZ, the conehead responds....................... John Carroll
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I agree with John.
Most users are not that interes... Esther Payne
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Never heard of Lindows...
Lindows is based on GPL... Anonymous
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From the writings I've read on this subject, the a... Neil Taggart
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I always find these conversations amusing. I use a... Average Smoe
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The "Open Source" debate has many sides, and usual... Sander Stoks
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