Windows FOSS on the Live CD -- the OOo2 question

[Michael T. Richter]

On Thu, 2006-23-02 at 07:36 +1100, Peter Garrett wrote:
> > They don't care about free software philosophy.  They care about their
> > work which happens to use software in the process.  If the software is
> > free or not doesn't even enter their consciousness.

> Michael, I find this assertion, shall we say politely, *interesting*.
> Some years ago, I was a completely "non-technical" computer user.

> I got tired of being treated like a suspected thief, having to prove my
> honesty with codes after legitimately buying products, and give information
> to a company whose principles, behaviour and methods were anathema to me.

And how many computer users do you match?  How many end-users worry
about all this stuff vs. how many just put up with the shit that's
constantly foisted upon them?

My guess -- from simple observation of any office I've ever worked in
(including software development companies!) -- is that you're not only
in a minority, you're in such a tiny minority as to make no difference.
Yet.

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