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Re: Is Proprietary Software to Blame for the World's Ills?
Posted by: Jeremiah T. Gray 2008-11-14 09:18:50

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So here we are. Home prices and incomes are falling, foreclosures are rising, layoffs are multiplying, and wealth is evaporating. Everyone is looking for signs of stability, but each new day brings new despair and uncertainty. Amidst the reckoning, it's hard to imagine the future, but regardless, it will arrive soon enough. While different countries of the world deal with this economic crisis and its effects in different ways, it seems blatantly evident that the status quo has failed. From trickle-down economics to proprietary software, We The People have been sold snake oils.

Is Proprietary Software to Blame for the World's Ills?
Posted by: Penguinclaw 2008-11-14 09:53:39 In reply to: Jeremiah T. Gray

What an interesting proposition. I think the very thought provoking idea that closed source software and operating systems may be having a detrimental impact on our children should certainly be considered by those agencies responsible for educating our children. And with virtualisation surely the the lack of certain important proprietary software titles not working on linux et al, becomes trivial.
I moved over to linux a few years ago mainly out of the desire to learn something new. As with all things new this can be scary to start with. And if I hadn't mislaid my xp install disk, may have given up at the first hurdle! However I now very rarely bother with anything but open-source.
Now my point to this is that children are like sponges and rarely show the fear of exploring new ideas (operating systems) as us. Perhaps it is time to make the changes...for the better of us all.