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Re: [News] Linux and FOSS in Sri Lanka

__/ [ news.cogeco.ca ] on Sunday 13 August 2006 05:31 \__

> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> Free software to keep you away from stealing
> 
> Are you implying that the duplication of information and data patterns is
> stealing?
> 
> Hmmmmm Seems to me that is a dishonest redefinition of the word.

That's just the title of the article. My criticism would be the same as
yours, which is why the subject line adds a form of mitigation. Many people
think of software as a physical entity because they still purchase
shrink-wrapped CSS, whereas someone on an Open Source platform just ticks a
box and hit "OK".

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