Herbal Influence 10 Posted February 17, 2010 RFIDs are a serious thread to privacy, no question. It's broadly discussed since long. I do therefore understand and appreciate Stallman made this humoristic public hint to this serious thread. If you like to make fun of Free Software which means making fun of people who work for an idea of freedom, you sure have your reasons. You didn't deliver them. But I am interested - but it would be OffTopic here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echo1 0 Posted February 17, 2010 Saying that all fans of open source are fans of Richard Stallman is a bit like saying that all Muslims support Al-Qaeda. I've been a Linux user for about 3-4 years. I know plenty of people who've been using Linux longer. I can think of only one who agrees with the sort of extremist interpretation of open source that rms subscribes to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbal Influence 10 Posted February 17, 2010 (edited) Saying that all fans of open source are fans of Richard Stallman is a bit like saying that all Muslims support Al-Qaeda. I've been a Linux user for about 3-4 years. I know plenty of people who've been using Linux longer. I can think of only one who agrees with the sort of extremist interpretation of open source that rms subscribes to. I didn't say that. But he is a symbol figure for Open Source Software and as there was no other connotation .... :confused: My post was about the intense effect of "marketing" including tactical distribution practises of Intel ( + Microsoft) which have been dumped and called illegal and consumer harming by the EU. So, if people buy Intel or behave like fanboys of Intel I want them to realize that they are sponsoring a company which used illegal and consumer harming practises. That's all. Consumers have no other means than simply telling the true story. If needed, again and again. There are well educated marketing specialists working around the clock to make people forget about this. So consumers, like me, will not succeed in the end. Because they forget and want to believe in the good things of what they buy or bought. And the professional marketing of Intel knows this. Tomorrow Intel sponsors Open Source and invests in Malaria-Fighting to wash away their sins ... :p If BIS or, take Open Source, would invest so much into marketing like Intel (and Microsoft and Apple does), BIS and Linux would be world leaders in the market within year. Because they deliver both: Good software and freedom. But both can't and won't because the lack of money. Edited February 17, 2010 by Herbal Influence Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
