[PLUG] Kylix?

[Peter W]

On Sun, 2002-05-12 at 12:27, Aaron Baer wrote:
> *snip*
> but I would say that Free is automatically 
> Good and proprietary is automatically Evil.
> *snip*
> 
> I would think that this statement might be better stated as:
> 
> .. but I would say that _Open_ is automatically Good and _Proprietary_
> is automatically Evil...

Actually, when one says "Free" with the capital 'F', they usually are
talking about the same kind of *freedom* that the Free Software
Foundation stands for - which says that the code must be Open *AND* must
be freely redistributable to users.  This is much better than just Open
is because Microsoft can release "Open source" code which has so many
restrictions that it is useless (see: "Shared Source"). 

~Peter


> To be successful in any business you have to be profitable at some
> point. However, becoming a Good business might be better achieved by
> being open and supportive of the community and the world to better
> yourself and your fellow Humans.
> 
> The things that brings me to Open Source software and Linux in
> particular is my belief and trust of it's Openness not because it's
> usually Free. It allows me to be an individual and gives me to freedom
> and access to become whatever my heart and mind desire.
> 
> A-
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 2002-05-12 at 11:45, Jeme A Brelin wrote:
> > 
> > Well, I'll agree that "Open Source" is not necessarily Good and commercial
> > is not necessarily Evil, but I would say that Free is automatically Good
> > and proprietary is automatically Evil.
> > 
>  
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