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Hi, Matt!<br>
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Matthew Flaschen wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Gilles Gravier wrote:
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<pre wrap="">You get the picture.
aMSN, aMule, OpenOffice, VLC (and dvdcss), Flash (non free), Java6,
Skype, and she had all she needed!
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Sun Java6 (presumably not OpenJDK) and Skype are also non-free, as is
libdvdcss2 (due to patent).
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Yes, Java6, because I want full java support, INCLUDING Java Web
Start... Skype... because her friends use Skype.<br>
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Honestly, I'm no zealot. I've also added the proprietary ATI drivers.<br>
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I frankly couldn't care less if there is non free (to redistribute / to
view source) stuff on the machine. I want a happy user. I want a user
that's not going to come to me in a week and ask me to put back Windows
back on the machine.<br>
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When there is a full open source alternative to Skype (and by
alternative, I mean one taht enable its users to talk to Skype users -
voice) we can talk again.<br>
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aMSN is such an alternative for MSN Messenger. No equivalent for Skype.<br>
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Again... I'm an strong open source defender, I'm actually an open
source evangelist in my company. But I'm a realist. At least Java6,
Skype, Flash are free to download and use. There is no cost associated.
Regardless of the platform, actually. And I think it's good that they
are on Linux as well. And when a user wants them, I see no reason NOT
to give it to them... I'm not trying to make zealots of them. I'm
trying to make HAPPY users of them.<br>
<br>
Gilles.<br>
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style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><tt><font
color="#7d6eaf"><i><b>Gilles Gravier</b></i> <b>=</b> </font><a
href="mailto:Gilles@Gravier.org"><font color="#000000"><b>Gilles@Gravier.org</b></font></a></tt><br>
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color="#009900"><span
style="font-family: monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"></span></font><font
color="#000099">ICQ :</font> <a
href="http://www.icq.com/whitepages/about_me.php?Uin=77488526"><font
color="#009900"><b>77488526</b></font></a></tt> <tt><font
color="#009900"><b><span
style="font-family: monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> || </span></b></font></tt><tt><font
color="#000099">MSN Messenger : <a
href="http://members.msn.com/Gilles@Gravier.org"><span
style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">Gilles@Gravier.org</span></a></font></tt><tt><font
color="#009900"><b><span
style="font-family: monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
</span></b></font></tt><span
style="font-family: monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Skype</span><tt><font
color="#000099"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> : </span><a
href="callto://ggravier"><span
style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">ggravier</span></a></font></tt><tt><font
color="#009900"><b><span
style="font-family: monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> || </span></b></font></tt><tt><font
color="#000099"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"></span><span
style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Y! : <a
href="http://profiles.yahoo.com/ggravier"><span
style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">ggravier</span></a></font></tt><tt
style="font-weight: bold;"><font color="#009900"><span
style="font-family: monospace; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> || </span></font></tt><tt><font
color="#000099">AOL : <a href="aim:goim?screenname=gillesgravier"><span
style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">gillesgravier</span></a><br>
</font></tt><tt><font color="#000099">PGP Key ID :</font> <a
href="http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x8DE6D026&op=index"><font
color="#009900"><b>0x8DE6D026</b></font></a><br>
"<span style="font-style: italic;">Living on Earth is expensive, but it
does include a free trip around the sun.</span>"<br>
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