Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Because the technology exists to preserve the source in many places, > it really cannot be killed by even a thoroughly totalitarian gov't.
And, ironically enough, the Chinese gov't runs Linux. I find it ironic that in the land of the free, the choice that gives you freedom was shot down by that Karen Minnis (R, Wood Village, OR) Fortunately, I now live in Wood Village, so she is my rep. Given that Wood Village is only about two square miles, if I had an address, I could personally walk to her home and tell her, to her face, why she won't be getting my vote, or my roommate's vote, or my landlord's vote (in Wood Village, 3 people makes a difference; Minnis is the speaker of the Oregon House of Reps). > Karsten claims that GNU/Linux is really superior to other software. > I agree, but others may not. What is really new in GNU, is that > it really cannot degrade over time, as seems to be happening with > Intel Fortran Compiler. So, even if one doesn't believe that GNU/Linux > is already better than other, one should believe that it will > inevitably become better. In summary, it cannot die, and it cannot > degrade, because it is a social/technological phenomenon, not a > business. So why argue? Victory of GNU/Linux is certain. Resistance > is useless. (And why argue in favor? It will happen whether your > audience believes you.) And that is why I don't understand why free software is hardly given a look over by administrators in my state and am still *quite* angry at *my* rep for shooting it down. I wonder if she realizes that Portland Public Schools wouldn't have to have the teachers work for four weeks for free to keep the schools open if it weren't for her idiocy.
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