Another aspect about the FSM is about have several programmers work on a project to make it better for the sake of programming perfection. The commercial model is doomed to failure as the program is written to satisfy a need within a budget and time constraint. If the best solution does not fit into the timeline/budget, then some kludge is jammed into place. I live this scenario every day. I lived it for almost a year at Amex. Shove CrappyApp into production so the Manager gets her bonus - close project - oops, there are bugs - too bad, there's no money in the budget this year. Quick, Cheap, or Correct - pick two. George Bill Nash wrote: > > I think another aspect of the FSM you're discounting is the user's ability > to have a choice, or even a say, in the software he/she runs. More and > more, corporations are attempting to remove choices and control how we use > our own computers. Microsoft isn't concerned with my 'computing > experience'. They're concerned about profit. I support the FSM because I > believe in creativity and innovation, as well as free expression. > > - billn > > On Sun, 28 Apr 2002, Tom Achtenberg wrote: > > > Sorry, but after reading the first line of the "About Free Software" > > section, "Free software is a matter of freedom: people should be free to use > > software in all the ways that are socially useful. " I cannot buy into this > > "movement" The clear implication is they feel anything someone writes > > belongs to everyone, not the person who wrote it. That is the very system > > that was tried and failed miserably in Easter Europe. I do not and will not > > buy into it in the least. It is the same mentality that drove me away from > > the Libertarian party in the political world. Under that system, there is > > no incentive to improve or excel. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gontran Zepeda" > > To: > > Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 12:32 PM > > Subject: Re: Linux for small business > > > > > > * Tom Achtenberg (lists@achtenberg.com) wrote: > > > RE: Linux for small businessI don't see a whole lot of difference between > > > the "Free Software Movement" and the "Shareware" movement. Just a > > > different platform. > > > > Harumph. > > > > See: > > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html > > > > And related documents there at gnu.org > > > > > > Gontran > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post > > to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 4/19/2002 > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss