[Compcomm] [Fwd: Re: The Next Step]

[Quinn Storm]

On Tuesday 24 April 2007 23:17:02 Will Farrington wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-04-24 at 22:05 -0500, Matthew Swaringen wrote:
> > Will Farrington wrote:
> > > I use Linux because it _is_ the best OS for my needs. Not because I
> > > hate
> > > proprietary software. I listen to MP3s and I use Photoshop at school.
> > > I'm not a terrible person for doing so.
> >
> > I didn't say you were.  "Less than ideal" were my words concerning
> > proprietary software.  Not "evil" or "bad" or anything akin to that.
> > But I don't think it's better, and I do think it's restrictive and in
> > the long run the wrong choice.  I've got nothing against listening to
> > MP3s (most of my library is still in mp3, transcoding is not
> > desirable) or using photoshop if you have it already.
> >
> > Your views are different than mine, but I think my views are in line
> > with a lot of the community that uses this software.  You may think we
> > are all idiots, but not recognizing that we exist is simply not
> > knowing your base.
>
> I know there are those who believe like that - most especially in our
> only real demographic. However, there're many who don't. By abstracting
> ourselves from the entire debate altogether, we're doing the best thing.
>
> >   Make whatever decision you like but don't expect everyone to be
> > happy with it.
>
> In a bureaucracy, there will always be someone who's rubbed the wrong
> way by any decision. It's just a part of the process.

Consider though that you are attempting to speak *against* a majority, which 
makes your position far more untenable.  The majority of those in the 
community and the majority of developers have *spoken out against* vBulletin 
in specific, and in many cases, proprietary software in general.  In fact 
right now I am compiling the latest vanilla prepatch so I can try out the 
firmware-only ipw driver, as I believe that it is indeed less than ideal to 
use any more proprietary software than purely necessary.  (Unfortunately due 
to some stupid laws, the firmware has to stay proprietary, thank you SO much 
FCC)

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