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| DATE | 2002-06-19 |
| FROM | Ray Connolly
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| SUBJECT | RE: [hangout] NY times reports Disney switches to Linux for anima
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Here is why companies are switching to Linux- good 'ole capitalism.
Here is an excellent walkthru of the motives if you havent seen it already:
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/StrategyLetterV.html
-----Original Message-----
From: Matus Telgarsky [mailto:mit-at-juilliard.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:32 PM
To: hangout-at-nylxs.com
Subject: Re: [hangout] NY times reports Disney switches to Linux for
animaiton.
I'm not attacking people making money use FSF/linux/etc tools; I myself and
writing software that's running on linux machines to get my bread right now.
I was just whining about people complimenting companies who are doing things
like this because the companies are doing it for their sake, not anyone
else's,
but some people it sound like peace on earth is at hand
It's kindof like (but not really) a tyrannical government switching from
using
violence to provide rule to using ..ah, well some other tactic which seems
good
but is still motivated by the same desires (sorry I've been up >30 hours
can't
write well).
Yeah I'm being overly harsh
basically I'm trying to say, this is of course a victory, but these are
kinda
transient..
I look forward to linux's position in some of these new fields that it is
sweeping into (this is one, I think solutions based on clustering is another
at the moment) settling into them for a while so its position is more
solid.
but yes of course you're right, acceptance is acceptance
-mateusz-
I'm simply sick of companies using but not giving back.. we need the help!
On Tue, 18 Jun 2002 23:08:32 -0400 Ruben I Safir
Deliberately scrawled:
> I haven't read the article but I completely disagree with you. It's
perfectly
> sound to want to make money with Free Software and I consider it
absolutely
> essential for the health of society and individual.
>
> Ruben
>
> On 2002.06.18 18:25 Matus Telgarsky wrote:
> >
> >
> > Maybe I'm too much of a bitch, but isn't anyone else getting sick and
wary
> > of
> > all these companies that are using linux just for their own purposes,
with
> > no intent of giving back?
> >
> > what I'm saying is that the companies reasons for using it are their
> > reasons for using anything--whatever is most financially viable. Good
> > principles of computing/living are irrelevant.
> >
> > Of course, it's a fact of life that you beat people by beating them on
> > their own territory, and also you can argue that by people using linux
for
> > the wrong reasons, the platform will bring them around and change their
> > outlooks some (maybe),
> >
> > but still. We say company such-and-such is using linux, or that one,
> > hoorah hoorah, but it always makes me feel kinda sick, kinda used..
they're
> > using it 'cause it saves them money, and if it didn't they wouldn't. We
> > make it sound like some moral victory when it's just more fucking greed.
> >
> > They would just as soon use something else if the price was right
> >
> > Sorry if it sounds like I'm ranting at this poster, I'm not..
> > this is a general gripe that I build up when I read over crap on /.
> >
> > -mateusz-
> >
> > On Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:33:27 -0400 "Joseph A. Maffia"
> > Deliberately scrawled:
> >
> > >
> > > The Walt Disney Company, the doyen of animation studios, is joining
> > > Hollywood's embrace of a technological upstart - the GNU Linux
operating
> > > system.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ruben I Safir"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 4:30 PM
> > > Subject: [hangout] ASHA
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Asha's address is NOWHERE on the website and not even on the classes
> > > > pages
> > > >
> > > > Can someone update this!!!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
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> > > >
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> > > > __________________________
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> > > > http://www.nyfairuse.org - The foundation of Democracy
> > > > http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories
and
> > > articles from around the net
> > > > http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/mp3/dr.mp3 - Imagine my surprise when I saw
> > > you...
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> > > > Brooklyn....
> > > >
> > > > 1-718-382-5752
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
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> > ____________________________
> > New Yorker Linux Users Scene
> > Fair Use -
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> >
> --
> __________________________
>
> Brooklyn Linux Solutions
> __________________________
> http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Consulting
> http://www.brooklynonline.com - For the love of Brooklyn
> http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
> http://www.nyfairuse.org - The foundation of Democracy
> http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/resources - Unpublished Archive or stories and
> articles from around the net http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/mp3/dr.mp3 - Imagine
my
> surprise when I saw you... http://www2.mrbrklyn.com/downtown.html - See
the
> New Downtown Brooklyn....
>
> 1-718-382-5752
>
>
>
____________________________
New Yorker Linux Users Scene
Fair Use -
because it's either fair use or useless....
____________________________
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Fair Use -
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