When it comes to Linux and Open Source software in general, how ideological are you?
Feel free to elaborate as much as you feel like, but please refrain from fighting
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When it comes to Linux and Open Source software in general, how ideological are you?
Feel free to elaborate as much as you feel like, but please refrain from fighting
Linux is an Operating System, that's it, nothing more, nothing less.
Linux is a kernal, Ubuntu is an Operating System.
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html
Linux is a UNIX like computer Operating System
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
I just use the tools that get the job done. Slackware servers, Ubuntu desktops, Windows machines.
Kernel? Operating system? Something else? I'm not too worried about pinning down a definition of the word "system" that will satisfy everyone: "it" works for me. :D
Using what works best for me always trumps any ideology. That being said I would prefer everything to be open source. It makes it easier to sleep at night knowing that nothing "sneaks" it's way into my computer without a bunch of people much smarter than myself reviewing every line of code. I like my software like i like my government transparent.
I'm a programmer and I think a programmer should have a right to chose his/her own business model depending on what works best for him. If you need to put bread on the table and opening your software up may prevent that then by all means keep it closed. If you think you can make money by selling support then feel free to open it up, but don't be surprised if someone forks it and takes away your business.
OSS is a good thing, especially for users, but not everyone should be expected to give away their code.