Re: Is Windows bad?
Originally Posted by
buzzingrobot
Windows isn't bad or good. Neither is FOSS. It just is.
Some software developers do believe an ethical issue is at stake regarding open access to source code. That's their right. (It's also in their own self-interest, but then, few of us adopt beliefs that we think are contrary to our interests.) But, that doesn't make Windows "bad" any more than the existence of vegans makes meat "bad".
And, the openess of FOSS doesn't make Linux "good".
If someone thinks making software profit is "bad" they do not have to buy it. But, to be consistent, they should also stop shopping for food, clothing, etc.
Bottom Line: Judge software on its merits as software. FOSS says it can deliver better software than the commercial world. We should not cut it any slack. We should not cut the commercial world any slack. Use what works best for you.
Exactly. It's about the intent behind the software. I remember several years ago when somebody put out a Linux script that would delete your root partition. If you don't know how to read the code, or you don't take the time to do it, it doesn't matter if it's open source. Obviously, it doesn't last as long because someone will see it, but the fact that it was open source doesn't make it inherently good or moral. On the other hand, we have proprietary software, like e-Sword, where the author wanted people to be able to study the Bible without having to pay top dollar for professional software.
It's not as much about the license as the intent behind the license.
Originally Posted by
CharlesA
Wait, I thought you were just supposed to click on the "next" button until it went away.
Sidenote: Installers that do that annoy me, especially when they make it seem like you
need to install the extra junk to install the program you want.
Lol. But it's not any different in Linux with people blindly entering their root password without even really caring what they are doing.
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