On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 16:56 -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote: > Francis Earl wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 07:58 +0930, Tim wrote: > >> Tim: > >>>> A big company taking the moral stand versus a handful of users taking an > >>>> opposite moral stand. Guess which one wins? > >> Francis Earl: > >>> I don't see how setting up livna, or complaining about the contents > >>> therein not being in Fedora is a moral stand? It's just lazy and/or > >>> ignorant. > >> Do I really need to spell it out? In the red corner we have a company > >> that has taken a stand on what they will and won't do. In the blue > >> corner we have a user that has taken a stand that if the system doesn't > >> do what they think it should do, to hell with them... > >> > >> Both sides are posturing about principles, but he's no David, and > >> Goliath isn't disturbed. > > > > Using that analogy, Ubuntu is Davids stone... throw away. > > > > People that use Fedora believe in its philosophies, if they're not for > > you, there are around 300 more distros to pick and choose from. > > > > Having that many distros should be proof enough that one size doesn't > > fit all. > > > > Given the breadth of choices available to the Linux user, why should > > RedHat cave to those that believe playing an MP3 out of the box is worth > > risking their company over? > > > > Fedora has never been intended for your Grandparents, it is intended for > > people that wish to play with the latest and greatest Linux has to > > offer. > > > Grandparents != casual users Amen. There's more than a couple of us here with grandchildren, certifications and full-time employment administering Linux systems. Andy -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
