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April 26th 04, 12:13 AM
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"Peter Lemken" wrote in message
... Hank Oredson wrote: Ignore the idiots who complain about FREE software. They would probably complain about FREE beer as well. "I only drink Amstel. Get me some for free." It's more like: "Please give me your wonderful, free, well tasting beer, but please be so kind as to serve it in a glass I brought with me, not in a contaminated paper cup full of holes." You are quite confused. Free Software is not free as in "free beer", it's a lot more than that. It's also as far from idiotic as you can get. If you don't like the free software, don't use it. Simple, is it not so? -- ... Hank http://horedson.home.att.net http://w0rli.home.att.net |
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April 26th 04, 07:26 AM
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Hank Oredson wrote:
"Peter Lemken" wrote in message ... Hank Oredson wrote: Ignore the idiots who complain about FREE software. They would probably complain about FREE beer as well. "I only drink Amstel. Get me some for free." It's more like: "Please give me your wonderful, free, well tasting beer, but please be so kind as to serve it in a glass I brought with me, not in a contaminated paper cup full of holes." You are quite confused. No, I am not. Free Software is not free as in "free beer", it's a lot more than that. It's also as far from idiotic as you can get. If you don't like the free software, don't use it. Simple, is it not so? No, it is not, but it is obvious that you fail to see the difference between free and free of charge. Until you grasp the concept of Free Software (www.fsf.org is a good start), you should not use words like "simple". Peter Lemken DF5JT Berlin -- Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow, what a ride!' |
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May 8th 04, 02:48 AM
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"Peter Lemken" wrote in message ... You are quite confused. No, I am not. Free Software is not free as in "free beer", it's a lot more than that. It's also as far from idiotic as you can get. If you don't like the free software, don't use it. Simple, is it not so? No, it is not, but it is obvious that you fail to see the difference between free and free of charge. Until you grasp the concept of Free Software (www.fsf.org is a good start), you should not use words like "simple". Peter Lemken DF5JT Berlin Abbie Hoffman: Free means you don't have to pay for it. Anyone can, of course, define words to mean exactly what they want them to mean (reference: Through the Looking Glass). I hereby define free as "I ain't gotta pay for it." Paul AB0SI |
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May 8th 04, 02:48 AM
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"Peter Lemken" wrote in message ... You are quite confused. No, I am not. Free Software is not free as in "free beer", it's a lot more than that. It's also as far from idiotic as you can get. If you don't like the free software, don't use it. Simple, is it not so? No, it is not, but it is obvious that you fail to see the difference between free and free of charge. Until you grasp the concept of Free Software (www.fsf.org is a good start), you should not use words like "simple". Peter Lemken DF5JT Berlin Abbie Hoffman: Free means you don't have to pay for it. Anyone can, of course, define words to mean exactly what they want them to mean (reference: Through the Looking Glass). I hereby define free as "I ain't gotta pay for it." Paul AB0SI |
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April 26th 04, 07:26 AM
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Hank Oredson wrote:
"Peter Lemken" wrote in message ... Hank Oredson wrote: Ignore the idiots who complain about FREE software. They would probably complain about FREE beer as well. "I only drink Amstel. Get me some for free." It's more like: "Please give me your wonderful, free, well tasting beer, but please be so kind as to serve it in a glass I brought with me, not in a contaminated paper cup full of holes." You are quite confused. No, I am not. Free Software is not free as in "free beer", it's a lot more than that. It's also as far from idiotic as you can get. If you don't like the free software, don't use it. Simple, is it not so? No, it is not, but it is obvious that you fail to see the difference between free and free of charge. Until you grasp the concept of Free Software (www.fsf.org is a good start), you should not use words like "simple". Peter Lemken DF5JT Berlin -- Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow, what a ride!' |
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