Re: Anyone seen this?

From: hardcandy (hardcandy_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 10:29:06 -0800

Also, http://www.lpi.org/ take a look at this site. And I am impressed by
your background as shown on your website. You do have a lot of experience.
Boot up some linux and see what it's like, what's the harm? And looking back
on my previous post, I must have turned my brain's spell checker. : )

"hardcandy" wrote:

> Linux is composed entirely of donated code. Their are some binaries that are
> released to work work with linux that are privatly owned. Linux does not mean
> people do not get paid for their work unless they decide to doante their
> code/work/etc to the community. These folks do this for fun, pride, sense of
> duty, etc. They seem to have paying jobs so they do not believe everything
> should be free. Ubuntu itself is free but if a company wants to purchase a
> service contract they may do so. Same as RedHat, they make their money off
> the service contracts not the software.
> "A great way to quickly dry up the vast quantity of available software."
> there are more programs available for free than for sale. Look at linux, BSD,
> and http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm has windows
> programs for free that work as well as or better than the commercial
> versions.
> I work in a field, health care, that has free and for-profit versions. It
> makes plenty of money and there have been no layoffs for the last 15 years
> where I llive. Look at all the software programmers laid off from the
> commercial world not due to free software but due to companies moving to
> cheaper climates and locales. Where was the protection of for-a-profit
> products for them?
> And I do believe in the Ubuntu Manifesto, and I am not planning on losing
> my job because of it. It creates new opportunities. And you know what? The
> fastest growing computere certification program in the computer world right
> now is Linux Certified Engineer, from free software comes new jobs, new
> careers. Who would have thought that could happen?
>
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > That is a real good idea.
> > Some unknown person or entity determining someone else should not get paid
> > for their work.
> > A great way to quickly dry up the vast quantity of available software.
> >
> > Do you believe and support the "Ubuntu Manifesto"?
> > What do you do for a living?
> > Perhaps it should be decreed that the product or service you provide should
> > be free and thus you not be paid for whatever you do?
> >
> > Free as in "free beer"
> > It seems you also believe beer should be free.
> >
> > Good of you to choose the essentials of life such as beer and software for
> > free instead of the luxuries such as food, clothing and shelter.
> >
> > --
> > Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
> >
> >
> > "hardcandy" <hardcandy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:FDAC2FF8-9DFE-44FE-AE86-18EE382E1272@microsoft.com...
> > > Forgot to show this:
> > > "The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu
> > > Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software
> > > tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any
> > > disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and
> > > alter
> > > their software in whatever way they see fit." Free as in "free beer" and
> > > also free as in "free speech". : )
> > >
> > > "Leythos" wrote:
> > >
> > >> In article <28E82B6D-0B6A-43B4-9FE7-7083D43CE33E@microsoft.com>,
> > >> hardcandy@discussions.microsoft.com says...
> > >> > FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, see the myth number one. Read the thing before you
> > >> > answer. If a virus or trojan does not have administrator privileges, it
> > >> > cannot set up house keeping on the computer. If you login as a
> > >> > restricted
> > >> > user on WinXP, you will be as safe, but how many people actually do
> > >> > that?
> > >> > That is the default linux setup. Try it and you will see, you have two
> > >> > accounts from the get-go.
> > >>
> > >> Have you read about root kits? How about the users that operate a Linux
> > >> install the same way they do a Windows install - always root, install
> > >> everything, put it directly on the net.... Seems to me, while Linux has
> > >> a very good means to restrict compromises when you follow the normal
> > >> security measures, ignorant users will always do their own thing and end
> > >> up with compromised systems on ANY OS.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> --
> > >> spamfree999@rrohio.com
> > >> (Remove 999 to reply to me)
> > >>
> >
> >
> >

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