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The FSF should be classified ....
... as a terrorist organization. I am not a big fan of Apple but this kind of harrassment is uncalled for! If you disagree with Apple then don't buy their products. Don't interfere with them conducting business.
Posted by: ShadeTree   Posted on: 07/28/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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The FSF should be classified ....  ShadeTree | 07/28/08
quite the opposite mister  Quebec-french | 07/28/08
The FSF is not hardly a consumer ....  ShadeTree | 07/28/08
sure but if there sel interest help me out  Quebec-french | 07/28/08
Linus Torvalds is myopic  hamobu | 07/28/08
You are clearly joking, right?  xuniL_z | 07/28/08
Freedom is not about computing celebrities.  hamobu | 07/29/08
Re: History Lesson on Linux  btidwell | 07/31/08
Give the man his due  btidwell | 07/29/08
You need a lesson in history of Linux  devlin_X | 07/30/08
All I can say is WOW! a perfect 10  devlin_X | 07/30/08
Typical FSF Character Assassination  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
What do you think this is about?  hamobu | 07/29/08
The deep dark conspiracy  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
Enough with the unsubstatinated and vague claims.  hamobu | 07/30/08
Say what?  devlin_X | 07/29/08
Have you listened to Richard Stallman at any length?  hamobu | 07/29/08
Yes I have listened to his rants  atomicsupergeek | 07/29/08
Nobody is preventing you from buying an iPhone  hamobu | 07/29/08
Have you read the book?????  devlin_X | 07/29/08
It takes more than just me not buying crap...  hamobu | 07/30/08
Define "behave by nominal standard"  GuidingLight | 07/28/08
Your comparison is way off  Hempman | 07/28/08
Good point.  GuidingLight | 07/28/08
ahem...  whitetigersx | 07/29/08
The FSF  daengbo | 07/29/08
nominal standard  Quebec-french | 07/28/08
The ends justify the means, eh?  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
well it always depend on which side of the fence you live  Quebec-french | 07/29/08
sides of the fence  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
Flawed analogy.  Bruizer | 07/29/08
Re: Flawed analogy.  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
Watching the Words  DannyO_0x98 | 07/28/08
Terrorism  ShadeTree | 07/28/08
There is no threat and there is no violence  hamobu | 07/28/08
The threat is disruption ...  ShadeTree | 07/28/08
Then everybody is a terrorist  hamobu | 07/28/08
By that standard...  John L. Ries | 07/28/08
So Apple's Mac vs. PC ads...  jasonp@... | 07/28/08
Uh oh...  jasonp@... | 07/28/08
You're engaging in hysterical language  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
No you are reacting in ...  ShadeTree | 07/29/08
no...  whitetigersx | 07/29/08
When you insist on hyperbole  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
Opinions  daengbo | 07/29/08
Simply don't buy the product.  Bruizer | 07/28/08
well there sir you just put your foot in a wet tile  Quebec-french | 07/29/08
Maybe you should accuse FSF ...  hamobu | 07/28/08
Moronic representation!  ShadeTree | 07/28/08
I cannot lose rights by buying a product  hamobu | 07/28/08
Yet another ridiculous example ....  ShadeTree | 07/28/08
If everyone read the contract...  hamobu | 07/28/08
Did Mom & Pop every get a "free phone"?  Ken_z | 07/28/08
Most people like "lock-in"  xuniL_z | 07/28/08
to Ken_z and xunil_z  hamobu | 07/29/08
Your Wrong  Stan57 | 07/28/08
Proof that people have no clue: Mac vs. PC commercials  hamobu | 07/29/08
No you can't  John L. Ries | 07/28/08
More to rights than bill of rights.  hamobu | 07/29/08
Which was my point  John L. Ries | 07/29/08
And how many people has the FSF tried to kill?  John L. Ries | 07/28/08
The use of threats ....  ShadeTree | 07/28/08
I doubt anyone will feel "terror" from FSF  hamobu | 07/28/08
Nevertheless  John L. Ries | 07/28/08
I will defend their right, and yours to the death.  TripleII | 07/28/08
Who said anything about ....  ShadeTree | 07/28/08
Seems to me...  John L. Ries | 07/28/08
I agree completely  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
It did however prompt a .....  ShadeTree | 07/29/08
So you admit you're just trolling? n/t  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
Seems to me ....  ShadeTree | 07/29/08
Was making a general statement  John L. Ries | 07/29/08
Other then the ....  ShadeTree | 07/29/08
My working definition of terrorism is...  John L. Ries | 07/29/08
Your personal definition ....  ShadeTree | 07/29/08
Label them terrorists.  TripleII | 07/28/08
Not an uncommon tactic.  msalzberg | 07/29/08
A form of intellectual ....  ShadeTree | 07/29/08
I wouldn't call it terrorism..  msalzberg | 07/29/08
Don't confuse discourse that you disagree ....  ShadeTree | 07/29/08
Besides  John L. Ries | 07/29/08
I have no problem with differing opinions..  msalzberg | 07/29/08
But then you included me in that description ...  ShadeTree | 07/29/08
I was unclear...  msalzberg | 07/29/08
The company's right to its board  daengbo | 07/29/08
It's a gimic  shawn_dude | 07/28/08
Why can't you?  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
RE: FSF's  Loverock Davidson | 07/28/08
I am too shy to do this.  hamobu | 07/28/08
Weak  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
I feel strongly about many things  hamobu | 07/29/08
Inconvenience  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
I don't recall calling you crybaby, but if you insist.  hamobu | 07/30/08
My bet on arrests...  jasonp@... | 07/28/08
Then the Apple Gunius should just ignore the person  GuidingLight | 07/28/08
Except by then they've already prevented a...  ye | 07/28/08
FSF is great!!!  hamobu | 07/28/08
Your poorly reasoned opinion is fact???  Bruizer | 07/28/08
That's funny...  msalzberg | 07/28/08
There is more freedoms than is mentioned in the bill of rights.  hamobu | 07/29/08
If you buy an iPhone  msalzberg | 07/29/08
You can not agree to something by buying  hamobu | 07/29/08
Well, I can't install...  msalzberg | 07/29/08
Only technical restrictions are OK.  hamobu | 07/29/08
You seem to have a problem..  msalzberg | 07/29/08
You can't agree to something by buying a product  hamobu | 07/29/08
@hamobu....  msalzberg | 07/29/08
@msalzberg: I guess we reached an impasse.  hamobu | 07/30/08
FSF has lost moral authority  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
Not quite.  hamobu | 07/29/08
So, you think DoS attacks are a legitimate tactic?  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
hardly a DoS attack.  hamobu | 07/30/08
you seem to...  whitetigersx | 07/29/08
There are many methods  daengbo | 07/29/08
Sometimes Terrorism has to be met with equal levels  Hempman | 07/28/08
Issues at stake are important, but ...  hamobu | 07/28/08
Hempman?  zdnet@... | 07/29/08
Reply to multiple postings at once  btidwell | 07/28/08
Other apple users restrict my freedom  hamobu | 07/28/08
Flawed premise  btidwell | 07/28/08
Apple is already dominant platform in some cases  hamobu | 07/28/08
However  btidwell | 07/28/08
I can choose different media player, but...  hamobu | 07/28/08
OK, so  btidwell | 07/28/08
Not so fast  hamobu | 07/28/08
A reply to "Not so fast"  btidwell | 07/28/08
Law and Apple are to blame...  hamobu | 07/29/08
Not that far apart  btidwell | 07/29/08
There is really no interference.  hamobu | 07/29/08
No Interference?  Marcos El Malo | 07/29/08
Have you read the FSF announcement?  hamobu | 07/30/08
On the other foot, it's their right.  TripleII | 07/28/08
I agree to a point  hamobu | 07/28/08
I do what I can.  TripleII | 07/28/08
What, a computer that works is a "nightmare?"  Bruizer | 07/28/08
I agree that this is likely to backfire  John L. Ries | 07/28/08
Good point  btidwell | 07/28/08
Why?  storm14k | 07/28/08
There are ways of making their point  Michael Kelly | 07/28/08
RE: FSF's  lt111 | 07/28/08
Exactly  daengbo | 07/29/08
Apple doesn't care.  TripleII | 07/28/08
RE: FSF's - a minority opinion  Bruce L | 07/28/08
I did not like questions 2 and 4  markbn | 07/28/08
Well do people who buy DRM files know what they are buying  hamobu | 07/30/08
That's up to the user to decide  markbn | 07/30/08
Ignorance is unavoidable  hamobu | 07/31/08
Sorry, I don't buy that  markbn | 08/05/08
Market forces  devlin_X | 07/29/08
Well said -nt  btidwell | 07/29/08
Actually FSF is a market force...  hamobu | 07/29/08
RE: Actually FSF is a market force...  devlin_X | 07/29/08
Actually consumer activism is costing a lot of money  hamobu | 07/30/08
Re-writing history?  devlin_X | 07/30/08
Check your postings  hamobu | 07/31/08
RE: FSF's idiots with to much free time  marks055@... | 07/29/08
FSF will piss off a lot of people, including me  jayk_z | 07/29/08
Email the FSF to complain  jayk_z | 07/29/08
RE: FSF's  TWLKP76 | 07/29/08
Terrorism????? LOeffingL  zdnet@... | 07/29/08

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