On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 05:42, Aryan Ameri wrote: > On Sunday 22 June 2003 23:23, Bijan Soleymani wrote: > > Leo Spalteholz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On June 22, 2003 10:25 am, Bijan Soleymani wrote: > > > > > Is this Free Software? It doesn't seem to be. It's nice that the > > > > US army is willing to release violent propaganda for "Linux" > > > > systems, but if it's not Free Software then I don't see how this > > > > is any better than running quake3 or unreal tournament. > > > > > > Oh for christs sake, come down from your ivory tower already. > > > Its better than running quake3 or UT because unless you're stealing > > > those games, you have to pay for them. > > > > No I've seen gratis (free to download) versions of quake3 out > > there. They might have been demos but they let you play online. And I > > don't mind paying for software if I am free to copy, modify, etc. it > > :) > > > > > Is that not enough for you? Stop your bitching and complaining and > > > appreciate this for what it is, a free, high quality game with good > > > linux support. I think its amazing that this even got done. > > > > > > Damn these free software holier than thou zealots really drive me > > > through the roof. Sorry to everyone else for the rant. > > > > I'm sorry that I offended you by pointing out that this is not > > technically Free Software. Debian aims to be a Free operating > > system. Now I might run a piece of proprietary software if I really > > have no choice (I even use Windows), but I always consider the > > alternatives. > > > > I think that the engine to quake2 is available as Free Software > > (GPL'd I think) and it can load custom maps and such, which are also > > free. That's much more amazing. A commercial company GPL'd a major > > game. It's not that surprising that the US army releases a binary > > only copy of their game for linux. > > I don't know why everybody is flaming Bijan. I think his argument is > valid. > > Call me a zealot, or anything you want, but I really care about my > freedom. Accept is guys, there are people out there, who care about
We're a bit peeved because of his intolerant "I hate software that I can't copy and modify" attitude. Should I hate homosexuals because I am heterosexual? -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | "Oh, great altar of passive entertainment, bestow upon me | | thy discordant images at such speed as to render linear | | thought impossible" (Calvin, regarding TV) | +----------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
