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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 13:23)
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Oh of courseSo instead of supporting the fight against software patents, that's not good enough, I should cut my nose off to spite my face (otherwise known as using Linux and kissing goodbye to decent software and games, and spending 3 days installing a printer)
I bow down to your superior moral standards.
Could you Linux/Android lot possibly get any more sanctimonious? I thought I was bad, but jesus.
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 20:54, 1 reply)
"... supporting the fight against software patents..."By paying Microsoft? Give me a break.
If you can't be arsed using free software and would rather stifle innovation fro an easy life than fair enough - but "... supporting the fight against software patents..." and paying lawyers to fight against yourself?
Plus, it's the fact you actually pay Microsoft to do this that means Linux can't support your printer and people don't code for Linux. If it weren't for the likes of MS's "patent portfolio" being paid for by you Linux would likel have evolved a lot further.
So, OK, be a lazy fuck and make sure that everyone will be paying Microsoft for second rate shit. But feel good about yourself because you're not "cutting off your nose to spite your face".
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 21:45, closed)
It's possible to generally support somethingOr disagree with something without resorting to the extremes of boycotting. Nobody is dying over this. Heck, what has Linux done with its desire for 'innovation'? Play catch up and copy Mac OS X mostly, and offer 50 different half arsed attempts at an application which does the same thing, 49 of which have been abandoned by the developer on the basis of 'it's open source; you do it.'
Still, I hope if your workplace uses eeeevil Microsoft software at all that you resign and keep rejecting new jobs until you find one that doesn't. I mean this is pretty serious business apparently. People might die from your selfishness!
Get some perspective. Oh and you won't make many friends going around telling people off for the operating system they use. But hey, at least you can sleep well, alone, knowing you have the moral high ground!
(, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 23:43, closed)
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