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| DATE | 2006-05-23 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Balug-talk] [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Its a sorry day for The Linux Journal
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On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 11:03:19AM -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Michael T. Halligan (michael-at-halligan.org):
>
> > I'm very familiar with flashblock.
>
> Ah, so you merely chose to _ignore_ my point. Much better, then.
>
>
> > However, I don't find the need to use this for preventing flash from
> > hosing my desktop.
>
> However, you seem to be suffering reading-comprehension problems, since
> this is not in the least what I said I was doing.
>
>
> > I often see this as an example for linux bigots to say "hey, web
> > browsing is fine in Linux.. Just make sure to turn off Flash .. and
> > Java Script .. and Java applets .. and Images .. and Video".
>
> Of course, I said none of these things. But don't let me stop you, on
> mere grounds of relevancy.
>
>
> > You seem to have some issues with control.
>
> Quite so. Being in control of my code and my data is a particular point
> of pride, and a professional skill as a system administrator and network
> consultant. Perhaps you've heard of those fields?
>
> Richard would call that same issue "freedom", which is an accurate
> charactisation but easily ignored by blockheads. Which is, of course,
> not _my_ problem, but I don't mind clarifying this matter once, pro bono
> publico. I sometimes refer to the matter as "getting tired of being
> jerked around by proprietary software vendors". Business people call
> the issue "IT business risk" -- the risk from having one's computing
> infrastructure substantially controlled by outside parties.
>
> See also: http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Essays/winolj.html
>
>
> > You call it control. I call it cheap hacks in order to fix broken
> > functionality.
>
> Enjoy your no-reverse-engineering, software patents, ridiculuous licence
> agreements, and Digital Restrictions Management gulag, Michael. Write
> when you get out. If you were expecting OS advocacy, to quote the Dread
> Pirate Roberts, "Get used to disappointment."
>
>
> > To make up for it....
>
> I'm "making up for" nothing, of course.
>
> > ...you run a third party operating system....
>
> It's not a third party's operating system; it's my operating system.
>
> (Oh, you mean I should run only code the Church of Steve says I should.
> Sorry, I never got those implants.)
>
>
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