Skype telephone giveaway- but not for Linux users

[manchicken]

On Wednesday 13 June 2007 14:43:11 Macario Valle wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 14:08 -0500, manchicken wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> > --
> > ~ manchicken <><
> > (A)bort, (R)etry, (I)nfluence with large hammer.
> > 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
> >
> >
> > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
> > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
>
> You just answered yourself;  You pay for atrain ticket and you can only
> go as far as the price you paid for will allow, no further.  Of course
> you can choose to get down before your limit, and that is your choice.
> On the toll road example, you pay for a range of distance, and you can
> get out at any exit, but you cannot get out out of that range, or make
> up your own exit for that matter.  You would be braking the law on
> either instance.
> now, You are free to get on any exit, if you pay the right price.  You
> probably could buy the software rights to modify it, if you had the
> money.
> That is the nature of a democratic capitalistic system.  It is so evil,
> it will allow you to make your own mistakes, and even hurt yourself
> willinglly.  Of course, It will let you have the freedom to succeed
> and/or become immesely rich if you hit the mark.

Your argument is kinda stupid.  You're arguing something that I didn't 
disagree with.  I'm even okay with having different versions of programs at 
different price levels.  What I'm objecting to is the restrictions.  You're 
picking and choosing which parts of my response you read, and it's kinda 
irritating.

-- 
~ manchicken <><
(A)bort, (R)etry, (I)nfluence with large hammer.
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0


Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
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