OT: 'proprietary' software (was: Re: Ubuntu List SW)

[Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu)]

On Sun, May 31, 2009 22:18, Markus Schönhaber wrote:
> Piper:
>
>
>> comparative observations on Thunderbird? It is proprietary SW so am not
>>  considering it but I am curious.
>
> Thunderbird is proprietary software and you are therefore not using it?
> That is an interesting statement for someone who is using a mail client
> identifying itself as "Microsoft Outlook Express" to send this very
> statement.

Are you implying that he is payed by Microsoft to make such statements? Is
this part of the FUD strategy: Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt?

I ask questions but I don't have the answers.