Microsofts new way of bashing Linux

[Alexander Jacob Tsykin]

On Friday 16 June 2006 20:32, Andrew Zajac wrote:
> > actually they do, its called a seminar. Doctors don't learn things by
> > telepathy, they need to pay to learn. Otherwise they pay for medical
> > journals
> > to learn about new techniques.
>
> And this is different from the FLOSS business model how?
>
firstly, I have learnt a great deal about programming and running linux 
completely by myself, without subscribing to anything or paying for a single 
course.
> > They need to teach others, who pay for it, effectively making it their
> > property in practice, if not in law.
>
> Huh?  Just because you teach something doesn't make you own rights to it.
> You can even have a sugical procedure named after you;  it still does not
> allow you to charge royalties to others when they perform it.
>
no, but nobody can perform it unless you choose to teach them how to do so, 
and sell them the necessary equipment, effectively giving you this control
> > All of these already occur, including talented doctors who can';t perform
> > procedures because they can't afford the courses or equipment.
>
> But not that they cannot afford the rights to perform certain procedures.
>
the practical difference seems to be negligible
> > Which applies for absolutely any commodity which is in demand, and is a
> > Utopian vision never to be realised.
>
> It doesn't have to be Utopia for it to work.  I think it already works.
> Will it go further and the desktop OS will becom commoditized?  At the rate
> things are going, I think so.  I doubt it's utopian to think that.
>
> Should *all* software be free?  Maybe that's Utopian thinking.  You don't
> have to belive it should to use it and appreciate it, though.
>
I do use free software, and I do appreciate it. I would even contribute, but I 
don't have time. In the mean time I act as an advocate and file bugs (I will 
certainly contribute when I finish school).

Sasha