* Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-10-2002 12:39]: > What are you talking about??? How about not using Windows because > using Windows, Office, WMP, etc, puts money into the pocket of a > blatant, unrepentant criminal organization? > > That's not politics, that's morality.
That's not morality, that's preaching. > > If you want to get away from Windows because of technical reasons, > > why would you want something that looks or acts like what you just > > ran away from. > > Again, what are you talking about??? WIMP/GUI are generic concepts, > invented back when Bill Gates was in Junior High School. So, any > GUI will have at least a passing resemblance to Win32. Sure, but I try to look at it from a newbies perspective. I get frustrated by using Windows, but I know that _no_ distribution will have the same out of the box experience as Microsoft for someone who has yet to get a clue. If you try to sell Linux on those capabilities you'll lose more people than you win. > > If you want to get away from Windows because of personal reasons, > > get a Playstation and bitchslap prostitutes in some game. > > Take a Prozac or 12. Thanks man, just kicked Efexor, but maybe I should consider. > > If you want to get away from Windows because of fincancial reasons, > > just warez the appz. > > Maybe we think that breaking the "You shall not steal" law is A Bad > Thing and will lead to Unpleasant Social Consequences. And all the honest people lived long and happily after. (I am not getting in to a discussion about ethics on this list) > > Am I oversimplifying stuff? > > Yes. And intentionally so. I know that reading between the lines is a skill in itself, but come on Ron, did you really miss the point completely? Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
