Skype telephone giveaway- but not for Linux users

[Andrew Jarrett]

On 6/15/07, manchicken <manchicken at notsosoft.net> wrote:
> On Thursday 14 June 2007 17:23:51 Derek Broughton wrote:
> [snip]
> > I wholeheartedly support those who produce & promote Free software, but
> > I'll be damned if I'm going to criticize anybody for using non-Free
> > software.

I agree - I will not criticize anyone else for their actions or
beliefs.  One of my life principles is to not criticize others because
of their beliefs or actions unless those beliefs or actions are
intended to harm someone.

> > Software is worth what you pay for it.  If it costs you
> > _nothing_, that's probably what it's worth (and no, I'm not talking
> > free-as-in-beer). --

The million dollar question is "What is software worth?"  I don't
believe that software is worth what you pay for it.  Maybe the "you
get what you pay for" mentality works in the supermarkets and general
stores, but the philosophy of software does not always parallel the
philosophy of reality.  Sure, there is some FLOSS that may not yet be
as developed as alternative proprietary software, but as long as I can
get the job done then I don't mind.  And _any_ software that gets the
job done is not worthless.  The real

> Who's criticizing the user?  I was initially criticizing the company behind it
> and mentioning that we should find a Free alternative.  Then we got to hear
> about trains, and books, and CDs, and all manner of things that are way off
> topic.

I think things have gotten a little out of hand.  Who would have
thought that a simple post about Skype would provoke about 70
responses?  I guess I should have seen it coming...

> Aren't mailing lists fun?

Yes, manchicken, but not as fun as Kittenauts.  Your other post about
kittens and space travel having nothing in common is quite
misinformed.  If you had even taken the time to do a quick search on
Google then you would have discovered the brave-hearted Kittenauts
(Kitten + Astronauts = Kittenauts) that save the world from imminent
destruction on a daily basis.  You should probably consider doing a
little bit of research before you make yourself look like a fool on a
mailing list.

</sarcasm>

Andrew

BTW: Google search for Kittenauts = 0 results.

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