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Re: [gNewSense-users] RE: gNewSense-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 19
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MJ Ray |
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Re: [gNewSense-users] RE: gNewSense-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 19 |
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Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:50:05 +0000 |
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http://knolinux.com/2006/11/06/gnewsense-version-10--fundamentally-free-linux-advocating-freedom.aspx
A few small suggestions:
/- Cost/s/your/you're/
s/stripped all of the commercial/stripped all of the non-free software/
s/open source/free software/g
s/VMWare/an emulator/
s/email chains/email threads/
I disagree that all the cool things have gone away - one should just do
some different sometimes, encoding to ogg vorbis not mp3, theora not qt
and so on.
Maybe there will be an effort to get the other hardware working, now
that it's more obvious there's a problem, but gNS isn't really at the
level where enough people are trying yet. I don't think it's an active
choice to sit back and wait for hardware vendors, just not enough
people, but I could be wrong.
I'm not sure that I agree with the author's view on the Novell-MS thing,
but time will tell and I agree that "It will be interesting to see how
this plays out".
Finally, I can't see how someone who is willing to give up control of
large vital parts of their $1700 computer back to its makers can
describe themselves as a "realist" with a straight face. Did you buy
that hardware, or did you only buy permission to use it while the maker
deigns to provide working drivers and/or firmware?
The idea that makers should be able to sell devices and not tell anyone
what they are and how to interface OS kernels to them is totally
unrealistic. As is often asked, would any engineer or business person
buy a car with the bonnet locked shut? Of course not, as it limits your
freedom to buy services and spares on the open market and puts you at
the mercy of the keyholder. gNewSense and similar distributions may be
like the Mini of PCs: you can work on its mechanics easily, even if
sometimes you have to pull the engine out to do so.
Then again, it's a review on a "Linux" site with "aspx" page extensions,
so what did I expect? :-/
Regards,
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