On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 13:16 -0700, Tim Howard wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 14:42:08 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> > On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 14:37 -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 14:31 -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 13:51 +0200, Thomas Ilnseher wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Or would anyone of you really spent ¤ 280 for a 7800GT and use
> > > > > (imaginatory) open source drivers
> > > > > instead of just get the same performance from a ¤180 7600GT with closed
> > > > > source drivers ?
> > > >
> > > > Yes, I would.
> > > >
> > > > Why do you think this operating system even exists in the first place?
> > > > Because of people who just run whatever garbage proprietary software
> > > > that's out there because "hey, it makes our games go faster"? Duh.
> > >
> > > Careful Dave, people will start calling you a "zealot" with that kind of
> > > crazy talk ;-)
> >
> > Well, if they go run Windows where they belong and stop actively
> > advocating the destruction of our beloved operating system / movement,
> > they can call me whatever they want.
> >
> > Deal? :)
> >
> > -DR-
>
> IMHO, this mindset is the result of people not truly understanding why
> we say, "free as in free speech, not free as in free beer." The
> reason some people are using Linux is for the "beer" aspect... and
> they just ignore how we came to even have Linux in the first place.
>
> -TimH
i prefer to say free as the air, it feats better
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