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No future in proprietary software (ZDNet)No future in proprietary software (ZDNet)Posted Dec 9, 2002 18:33 UTC (Mon) by dbreakey (guest, #1381)In reply to: No future in proprietary software (ZDNet) by proski Parent article: No future in proprietary software (ZDNet)
The problem here, as I see it, is that RMS is answering in a deliberately obscure manner, probably to promote just the kind of discussion as is now going on in this thread. While this is obviously an effective tactic, it strikes me as just a little underhanded, especially considering his proclaimed stance on such issues. I applaud him for managing to promote the discussion in the first place (good or bad, it needs to take place), but I wish he would (or perhaps could) use less devious methods. Incidentally, to me, he is subtly implying, without actually stating it outright, that Microsoft, since it now possesses so much in the way of material resources, now has a moral and/or social obligation to produce socially useful software (ie: 'free' software). Does anyone else see it this way, or am I just completely out of touch?
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