Skype telephone giveaway- but not for Linux users

[manchicken]

On Wednesday 13 June 2007 12:15:36 Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On 13/06/07, manchicken <manchicken at notsosoft.net> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 12 June 2007 18:33:20 Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > [snip]
> >
> > > It's an atrocity that a software company will not let you modify and
> > > redistribute their code?
> >
> > Restricting freedom for the sake of profit is an atrocity.
>
> I suppose that you don't drive on toll roads, then, as they restrict
> your freedom of moving if you don't pay. Buses and trains for that
> matter, as well, as they don't let everybody have a free ride.
>
> You want to know how evil I am? Not only do I use Skype, but I
> actually _pay_ to use their SkypeOut service! I voluntarily give them
> my money in exchange for a service! I'm terrible.
>
> Dotan Cohen
>
> http://lyricslist.com/
> http://what-is-what.com/

Paying for things is not wrong.  I still do pay for GNU/Linux in many 
situations to this day.  My objection isn't to cost, it is to restriction of 
freedom.  When you pay for the toll road, you are free to choose any exit.  
When you pay for a train you are free to get on and off at any stop the train 
stops on within the range of your ticket.  You've completely missed the 
point.

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