Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 13:15:35 07/02/02
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On July 01, 2002 at 23:27:15, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>On July 01, 2002 at 20:00:29, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On July 01, 2002 at 17:52:18, Daniel Clausen wrote:
>>
>>>On June 30, 2002 at 23:59:59, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>
>>>[snip]
>>>
>>>> Christophe, writing this under... Linux!!! :-)
>>>
>>>Woo!! :) I will save your post as HTML, will convert it to PDF, will save it to
>>>a floppy, my HD, a CD and a DVD. And I will make a printout. In fact several
>>>printouts, and will hand copies to all my friends and family members. Just for
>>>future reference! :)
>>>
>>>Sargon
>>
>>
>>
>>You can. :)
>>
>>If you want my opinion Linux is the only future of computing.
>>
>>I have been thinking about this since several years now, and I can see no other
>>alternative.
>>
>>If it's not Linux it will be some other free, open source OS. But Linux is on
>>the right track and I can't see how it could fail.
>>
>>Solutions like the Windows OS are, in my opinion, a DEAD END. Countdown is
>>running.
>>
>>Today I might look like an idiot: when I read the statistics of
>>www.chesstiger.com for example, I see that less than 1% of my visitors are using
>>Linux. So what's my point?
>>
>>My point is that I believe that people will finally understand that having only
>>one company controlling the OS of 99% of the computers on the planet and
>>controlling almost all the software running on it is definitely unacceptable.
>>
>>It will take some time because only computer-educated people will be able to
>>grab the idea. The other ones have no idea about what's happening behind the
>>scenes and already have enough trouble using computers, they are just unable to
>>think any deeper and understand. So it will take at most a generation.
>>
>>There are many more reasons why something like Linux will win in the end
>>(superior design, no cost, total transparency, no dependance on another company
>>to fix bugs critical to your own business and so on...).
>>
>>I'm currently considering offering the latest version of Chess Tiger for free to
>>Linux users (binaries only) and to provide updates in the future so Linux users
>>can have the most up to date version constantly. I'm not sure I will do it (and
>>I'm not sure I CAN do it legally), but I want to contribute something to this
>>OS. I feel I have to.
>>
>>It is the future of computing. Write this down Daniel, and we will talk about it
>>again in ten years.
>>
>>
>>
>> Christophe
>
>I have formed the similar opinion that as a matter of principle, both the OS and
>browser ought to be open source.
Yes, absolutely.
Some softwares are so essential and crucial to so many people that they cannot
reasonnably be closed, proprietary code.
Especially when you know that a viable open source solution exists. And when you
know that the company owning the proprietary code is repeatedly abusing of its
position.
Christophe
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