6 May
2002
6 May
'02
12:03 a.m.
On Mon, 2002-05-06 at 12:33, Alexander Schreiber wrote:
On Sun, May 05, 2002 at 10:44:38PM -0600, Richard
Erlacher wrote:
UNIX as a system to use personally is only cheap if you don't value your
free time. (well-worn but useful quote.) Disclaimer: I only use stuff
that ain't MS at home.
Alex
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My computer's heavier than yours.
I don't think we disagree on this business regarding the popularity of
Windows. It's just the cheapest and easiest OS to get into if you know what
the average user knows.
Windows _cheap_? What world are you living in? Last time I checked,
neither Windows nor most of the applications most people try to use on
this OS were free - instead the necessary licenses amount to quite some
money. I'm using all the software I need and I didn't pay a single cent
in licensing fees for years - for the simple reason that the software as
well as the operating systems I use are free (free UNIX systems and free
software).
Regards,
Alex.