[clug] A most interesting read, most interesting

[Hugh Fisher]

Peter Anderson wrote:

> Why can't we just be thankful that there are alternatives and that we
> have the opportunity to use what we prefer. We ought to be putting our
> energies into more productive endeavours - don't you think?

That's certainly an option, and is discussed in the original essay. The
probable outcome is that Linux remains as it is now: an alternative
for those who really want to use free/open source software. Linux
rules the server space, while the other 90%+ of computers on desks
and in homes run MS-Windows or Macintosh.

Which does nothing to advance the social movement you seem to
think important. In the open vs proprietary media debate, MS Windows
and Macintosh owners - 90% of the computing public - *don't care*
because the proprietary stuff works just fine for them. You want to
get DMCA like laws reversed? Show them a better alternative - and
Linux in its current form is *not* better.

       cheers,
       Hugh