RMS, Free software and the Ubuntu CDs

[Michael T. Richter]

On Sun, 2006-02-07 at 12:45 +1000, Matthew Palmer wrote:

> > Does being 100% free make for better software for the masses, no.



> Try asking an Xorg developer whether proprietary nVidia/ATI drivers is
> making it easier for them to support Xorg on that hardware and provide a
> better Xorg "for the masses".  


That wasn't the question asked.  The question asked was "does being 100%
free make for better software for the masses?"  Your answer was a
diversion from the question.

Here's a clue as to the right answer, though: go to Sourceforge and find
a random project.  (To be fair select a random project that's out of
"Alpha" stage.)  Compare that project to similar commercial offerings.
I'd guess that at least 8 times out of 10 the free version isn't as
good.  To quote a wise man: ;)


> Go on, give it a shot.  


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