__/ [ William Poaster ] on Friday 02 June 2006 17:02 \__
> On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:03:22 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>>To me, the unavailability
>> of software 'ouf of the box' makes OS X deficient by design. I don't
>> even know if they pre-package Firefox nowadays. Many users are
>> channelled to proprietary software, which uses off data formats,
>> potentially leading to lockins and dependence on commercial apps. But
>> that's probably what they want..
>
> Another thing, what about the MAC licenses? At least linux allows me to
> install it on as many machines as I like, not so with a MAC it seems:-
>
> "This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software
> on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time. This License does not allow
> the Apple Software to exist on more than one computer at a time,and you
> may not make the Apple Software available over a network where it could be
> used by multiple computers at the same time."
> http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/MacOSX.htm
>From GNU:
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| "We support the FSF's mission to preserve, protect and promote the freedom
| to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer software, and to
| defend the rights of Free Software users."
`----
Apple Software:
* Can use
* Cannot study (source code unavialble)
* Cannot copy, as indicated above
* Cannot modify
* Definitely cannot redistribute
What do I get with Apple? 1 ouf of 5 (6 if you count "free an in free beer").
No, thank you, Steve.
Best wishes,
Roy
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