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Good post. The only piece I ever have exception with
is the standard complaint about [insert entity here] not allowing you to do what you please with their offerings, that you do not own said offering.

Linux, like many other digital products out also dictate what you can and can not do with it. Sure you can modify it freely for your own personal use, but beyond that their is little difference in terms of boundries: you do not own it

Like the RIAA looking over our shoulders, we have many other Linux foundations looking over over shoulders, and for what?

To ensure we understand that we do not own our copy of Linux, either.

And Linux in my Sony television is not of any real importance as I can not modify my television's operating system, can I?
Posted by: GuidingLight   Posted on: 10/15/08  (Edited: 10/15/2008 @ 06:30) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Great Post  Tim Patterson | 10/15/08
Good post. The only piece I ever have exception with  GuidingLight | 10/15/08
Well...  Tim Patterson | 10/15/08
Safety.  JeremyAllison | 10/15/08
Safety?  fr0thy2 | 10/15/08
*sigh* must you?  gnesterenko | 06/24/09
Not clear what do you mean  hamobu | 10/15/08
My complaint has allways been that we  GuidingLight | 10/15/08
I don't know what you mean by Linux giving you limits.  hamobu | 10/15/08
Agreed, The point is that  GuidingLight | 10/15/08
Stop whining, you cry baby  akulkis | 10/15/08
Big difference with free software licenses. There are NO restrictions on  DonnieBoy | 10/15/08
LOL  frgough | 10/17/08
OK..  Tim Patterson | 10/15/08
Exactly! So why  GuidingLight | 10/15/08
Nice straw man  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/15/08
What he's really objecting to is anything non-Microsoft.  fr0thy2 | 10/15/08
Your are so warped...LOL still waiting for the value - nt  USTechHead | 10/15/08
Show me how I'm wrong rather than resorting to name calling.  fr0thy2 | 10/15/08
The value?  akulkis | 10/15/08
Actually it's you who needs to prove the quote - this will be fun -  USTechHead | 10/15/08
Prove what, you never noted his posts?  fr0thy2 | 10/15/08
Is that so? Then imagine my surprise  GuidingLight | 10/15/08
So you're learning finally wink  fr0thy2 | 10/15/08
Really?  frgough | 10/17/08
GPL doesn't have use restrictions...  chemist109 | 10/15/08
But that't the point.  TripleII | 10/17/08
You do own it  Michael Kelly | 10/15/08
Thank you Mr. Kelly  Update victim | 10/15/08
Correction  daengbo | 10/15/08
Remember to back things up.  hamobu | 10/15/08
Very good point.  JeremyAllison | 10/15/08
Keep a backup in an alternate location  ITSa341@... | 10/15/08
Firesafe NO GOOD for data backup  oldbaritone | 10/31/08
A distinction without a difference  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/15/08
The important freedom is for the manufactures, and the fact that all have  DonnieBoy | 10/15/08
Overstating the case  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/15/08
But, the more GPLed software is used, the fewer dirty tricks they can play.  DonnieBoy | 10/15/08
Good point - why we need GPLv3.  JeremyAllison | 10/15/08
Cost/benefit ratio  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/15/08
Yes, you need GPL v3 so that your bogus argument can become valid  markbn | 10/17/08
GPL v3 is neccessary for one reason  Ole Man | 10/17/08
Keep your philosophical explanations for you  markbn | 10/19/08
Nothing philosophical about it  Ole Man | 10/22/08
Jeremy, we hope that SAMBA will be the software of choice for serving up  DonnieBoy | 10/15/08
NAS Appliance vendors  JeremyAllison | 10/15/08
"we" = you and the others in your mom's basement?  markbn | 10/17/08
Jeremy, also, tell us why Google does not just buy Ubuntu and get it over  DonnieBoy | 10/15/08
Why would google buy Ubuntu?  hamobu | 10/15/08
Perhaps more to the point  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/15/08
You have to look no farther than Android to see the power of the Google  DonnieBoy | 10/15/08
Brand extension can have serious negative consequenced  hamobu | 10/15/08
That is true with about any business decision. Any business decision has to  DonnieBoy | 10/15/08
Pup tent aside time will tell... so far they do a  USTechHead | 10/15/08
More of a mess than, say, Vista, do you think?  fr0thy2 | 10/15/08
Google makes money from a free and open Internet, and to that end, putting  DonnieBoy | 10/15/08
Browser would then make more sense than OS  hamobu | 10/15/08
Still, if you let MS control the platform, they will use it against you  DonnieBoy | 10/15/08
Yup, hence their rush for virtualisation, to stay at a lower level  fr0thy2 | 10/15/08
And how does Google keep the web free? Last I look ads are not free.  transposeIT | 10/16/08
No  frgough | 10/17/08
Why are you upset?  Linux User 147560 | 10/17/08
Exactly....  storm14k | 10/17/08
Are you kidding?  Ole Man | 10/17/08
Unfortunately, Google doesn't keep the Web free  dkawalec | 10/17/08
Why do people understand this....  storm14k | 10/17/08
Unfortunately for mankind........  Ole Man | 10/17/08
Allison's defender  markbn | 10/19/08
Allison doesn't need a defender  Ole Man | 10/22/08
Google has their own "brand" of Linux.  B.O.F.H. | 10/15/08
I wondered the same. Attack is the best form of defence.  fr0thy2 | 10/15/08
RE: Livin' La Vida Linux  Vesicant | 10/15/08
Wrong  akulkis | 10/15/08
Everyone does not recognize  Ole Man | 10/17/08
Overstating the case  Anton Philidor | 10/15/08
Freedom in standards does matter.  hamobu | 10/15/08
If content owners charge for the content...  Anton Philidor | 10/15/08
You misunderstand.  hamobu | 10/15/08
ASF is free...  Anton Philidor | 10/15/08
The fact remains  Ole Man | 10/22/08
Show me a version of a Windows appliance or desktop..  JeremyAllison | 10/15/08
What about Opera or Fennec?  Anton Philidor | 10/15/08
That's an alternative brower  JeremyAllison | 10/15/08
Code purist?  Anton Philidor | 10/15/08
It *is* being used.  JeremyAllison | 10/15/08
Is replacement wanted?  Anton Philidor | 10/15/08
@Anton : You're absolutely right for a change!  fr0thy2 | 10/15/08
What did that have to do...  storm14k | 10/15/08
He (Jeremy) wants control of the configuration.  B.O.F.H. | 10/15/08
Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do  Ole Man | 10/17/08
RE: Livin' La Vida Linux  varick | 10/15/08
When we ignore greed and just work together under the radar.  fr0thy2 | 10/15/08
Well, you can always live in a communist state...  transposeIT | 10/16/08
Don't worry...  storm14k | 10/17/08
Yawn  frgough | 10/17/08
You need to stop yawning.  TripleII | 10/17/08
Nobody is going to rescue you  Ole Man | 10/17/08
FLAC is not a guarantee  Narg | 10/15/08
FLAC is technically superior  John L. Ries | 10/15/08
I can turn those FLAC files back into mix CD's.  JeremyAllison | 10/15/08
Doomed?  geomon | 10/15/08
Maybe not doomed, but just as locked  voyager529 | 10/15/08
The problem with those who nitpick  Ole Man | 10/17/08
That remains to be seen  markbn | 10/17/08
Re: That remains to be seen.  hkommedal | 10/17/08
Abandonware does not equate to abandonment by users ...  markbn | 10/17/08
A touch of reality  Ole Man | 10/17/08
Did you miss the part  markbn | 10/19/08
Arbitrarally speaking  Ole Man | 10/22/08
Then you will watch diligently  Ole Man | 10/17/08
hundred years? Nope  markbn | 10/19/08
I knew you couldn't wait 24 hours  Ole Man | 10/22/08
Guarantee for what?  seanferd | 10/15/08
This is non FOSS thinking.  storm14k | 10/15/08
You miss the point.  TripleII | 10/17/08
RE: Livin' La Vida Linux  rickyb@... | 10/15/08
Hey Jeremy!  Steve Goldman | 10/15/08
And don't forget  Ole Man | 10/17/08
RE: Livin' La Vida Linux  hulse_kevin | 10/15/08
Lossless  Anton Philidor | 10/15/08
RE: Livin' La Vida Linux  hulse_kevin | 10/15/08
You put it so eloquently, Kevin  Ole Man | 10/17/08
RE: Livin' La Vida Linux  shadfurman | 10/15/08
digitizing ... everything  nizuse | 10/15/08
Nizuse is the first (and only)...  akulkis | 10/15/08
Yes, I learned that the hard way  nizuse | 10/17/08
Re:Yes, I learned that the hard way. I hope you put  hkommedal | 10/17/08
FLAC lacks widespread device support  davebiff | 10/16/08
RE: Livin' La Vida Linux  Privateofcourse @... | 10/16/08
RE: Livin' La Vida Linux  toedipper | 10/16/08
RE: Livin' La Vida Linux  cny93578@... | 10/16/08
Actually quite a few Media Players Can support FLAC  LazLong | 10/16/08
Well, the blogger is a Linux fanboy so no surprises here...nt  transposeIT | 10/16/08
and yet, it's still true. (nt)  TripleII | 10/17/08
right, it's still true he is a fanboy (n/t)  markbn | 10/17/08
and that Linux is taking over embedded. (nt)  TripleII | 10/17/08
so you have recognized he is a fanboy, nice (n/t)  markbn | 10/17/08
Honestly, I don't know.  TripleII | 10/17/08
Actually, working for Google does not make him an "open source" enthusiast  markbn | 10/17/08
Googles search engine not open source....  storm14k | 10/17/08
Weren't you supposed to think  markbn | 10/17/08
But you didn't think....  storm14k | 10/17/08
Again, "I don't know", and it doesn't matter to the topic (nt) grin  TripleII | 10/17/08
to the topic no, to your answer yes wink (n/t)  markbn | 10/17/08
@storm14k  markbn | 10/17/08
Give me a break!  General C# | 10/17/08
There is always one.  TripleII | 10/17/08
Wow...that went over your head didn't it...  storm14k | 10/17/08
Re: By the way...how are you going to pay for something thats free?  hkommedal | 10/17/08
He made his point quite well  Ole Man | 10/17/08
There's not a single thing  frgough | 10/17/08
No, we are seeing the trend.  TripleII | 10/17/08
Why bother telling them?  storm14k | 10/17/08
It's a diversion.  TripleII | 10/17/08
I might also add...  storm14k | 10/17/08
Re: it has supposedly less than 1% market share.  hkommedal | 10/17/08
Oops, missed a point.  TripleII | 10/17/08
What I think you actually mean is...  Linux User 147560 | 10/17/08
Yes.  TripleII | 10/17/08
Not everything  Linux User 147560 | 10/17/08
Over your head too?  storm14k | 10/17/08
Re: And spare me "You'll make money in support."  hkommedal | 10/17/08
"the desktop experience is to REDUCE the need for support."  Ole Man | 10/17/08
Can I use Mozilla with Linux?  owen35ny | 10/17/08
Yes, Mozilla has a Linux port.  JeremyAllison | 10/17/08
Re: If you're new to Linux, I'd suggest trying Ubuntu Linux  hkommedal | 10/17/08
Some links.  TripleII | 10/17/08
Further, to be clear about test drive.  TripleII | 10/17/08
Mozilla (Firefox) runs on Linux.  B.O.F.H. | 10/17/08
For a transition from Windows to Linux  Ole Man | 10/17/08
RE: Livin' La Vida Linux  jfreedle2@... | 10/18/08
Dazled by your briliance  kjgslg@... | 10/19/08
I think when he went to get Linux  Ole Man | 10/22/08
"almost" isn't good enough  hulse_kevin | 10/23/08
Unless you're in a gunfight!  Ole Man | 10/25/08
Technical Question  mr1972 | 01/16/09
These articles are getting old. Very old.  Narg | 06/23/09
They Generate Drama  Onideus_Mad_Hatter | 06/23/09
True dat!  Cosmo54 | 06/23/09
RE: Livin' La Vida Linux  gwreg4fge | 10/13/09

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