“During many discussions with friends of mine, Linux has the
tendency to come up whenever the discussion turns to computers
somehow. Be it computer games versus console games, somehow, I
always manage to slip our favorite software in there
somewhere.”
“Surely, Linux has many things in its favor: symmetric
multi-processing, multitasking, multiuser, small memory footprint,
kernel is customisable on a “per-unit” basis, stability and many
others. Sadly, the cost of this software is sorely
understated.”
“When most people think that Linux is free, they perceive it
to be as in a gift; While it is certainly free in that respect,
there is something even more important about it. This is about the
difference between free speech, and free beer.“
“Often, I myself am guilty of perceiving free beer to be better
than free speech. I simply cannot allow this misconception to
spread further. If I could believe it, somebody somewhere else
could most certainly believe it. Ignorance and FUD (Fear,
Uncertainty and Doubt) assuredly keeps some person in the illusion
that free stuff is better than freedom.”