Re: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: Free Software vs. Open Source: Where do *you* stand?

From: David Kastrup <dak@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Wed Feb 22 2006 - 10:40:28 EET

Jan Depner <eviltwin69@email-addr-hidden> writes:

> On Wed, 2006-02-22 at 00:43 +0100, David Kastrup wrote:
>> Jan Depner <eviltwin69@email-addr-hidden> writes:
>>
>> > On Mon, 2006-02-20 at 23:41 +0100, David Kastrup wrote:
>> >>
>> >> If I want Excel running on GNU/Linux, I can just shoot myself. I
>> >> am not paying for such crippled software. If that means that I
>> >> have to do with less sophisticated free software, so be it. It is
>> >> a price to pay, but at least it keeps me in control and power and
>> >> responsibility.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Survey says... BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT! Wrong. You would buy
>> > Crossover Office and then install a perfectly legal, paid for copy
>> > of Micro$oft Orifice. It runs fine on my system.
>>
>> You'll be surprised to hear that I don't let my personal choices be
>> dictated by survey.
>>
>
> I don't understand your response. I was reading your post as
> saying that Excel wouldn't run on Linux. I was just pointing out
> that it does run on Linux just fine. I may have been
> misinterpreting your post though.

Whether I pay for a proprietary operating system or a proprietary
operating system emulation is pretty much the same: I don't get native
Linux, including all widgetry, performance, interprogram communication
and so on.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
Received on Sun Feb 26 20:19:00 2006

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