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Jul 11, 2006, 04 :00 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (8258 reads)

(Other stories by Kirk Strauser)

[ Thanks to Dave Guard for this link. ]

"Freedom of choice is an ideal. It's also increasingly obvious that it's almost always the most pragmatic approach, whether involving economic issues that affect billions of people or comparison shopping for a pair of jeans. Unfortunately, the people who voluntarily give up their own are the ones who can least afford to do so.

"Choosing freedom or bondage isn't very important for a typical home computer user..."

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The "make Linux work like Windows" crowd ...   Don't "make it like Windows"   
Stuart DeGraaf
Jul 11, 2006, 14:27:42
 
  IMHO, there is nothing wrong with dumb ...   Dumb GUI different from Command Line   
Don T. Bothers
Jul 11, 2006, 18:54:10
 
There's nothing wrong with HAVING a  ...   Re: Dumb GUI different from Command Line   
Charles Hixson
Jul 11, 2006, 19:59:38
 
>   Sure, it's good to give the end  ...   Re: Dumb GUI different from Command Line   
blackhole
Jul 12, 2006, 04:14:16
 
When you rent a car at the airport you c ...   Time to think standards   
phil
Jul 12, 2006, 17:47:14
 
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