[Ilugc] [OT/Interesting Read] Apple Just Ended the Era of Paid Operating Systems
- From: tshrinivasan@xxxxxxxxx (Shrinivasan T)
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:34:51 +0000
Can you tell me about your experience with OS X which led you to this
extreme decision not to use it even if they give you money?
From http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
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A program is free software if the program's users have the four
essential freedoms:
The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does
your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a
precondition for this.
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others
(freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance
to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a
precondition for this.
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When GNU/Linux comes with all these freedoms, why do we need OS-X?
OS-X does not give any of these freedoms.
It is only free in cost.
How can anyone accepts something, because it is free of cost?
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T.Shrinivasan
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