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QA with Matt Asay: How Linux is Beating Apple and Much More (Linux.com)

QA with Matt Asay: How Linux is Beating Apple and Much More (Linux.com)

Posted Mar 16, 2010 12:11 UTC (Tue) by trasz (guest, #45786)
In reply to: QA with Matt Asay: How Linux is Beating Apple and Much More (Linux.com) by Zack
Parent article: QA with Matt Asay: How Linux is Beating Apple and Much More (Linux.com)

Except that to most people, "freedom" in the context of an operating system is no different from "freedom" for pistons or carrots. It's just weird.


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QA with Matt Asay: How Linux is Beating Apple and Much More (Linux.com)

Posted Mar 17, 2010 18:33 UTC (Wed) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link]

It's just weird.

You are right. It is weird that people fail to appreciate the clear and present danger that Apple, the DMCA, ACTA, etc. pose to their freedom.

RMS may be derided by some as extreme or crazy, but he sure was prescient.

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