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| Date | 2012-01-09 09:24 +0100 |
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| From | David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.networking |
| Subject | Re: Steve Jobs and the neocon hijacking of Apple Inc.and its assets |
| References | <08322dbd-3067-4392-9831-b0ad3b316f69@y7g2000vbe.googlegroups.com> <jwvzkdyge13.fsf-monnier+comp.os.linux.networking@gnu.org> |
| Message-ID | <8dGdneuhP6-ROJfSnZ2dnUVZ8tSdnZ2d@lyse.net> (permalink) |
On 08/01/2012 21:02, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> Steve Jobs and his partners and workers, by keeping Mac as an >> alternative to MS , and working side by side with Linux , kept the Web >> alive , growing and well , thank you Steve Jobs !!! > > "Side by side"????!?!?!?!? > Apple has fought against the freedom of computer users (and hence Free > Software) every step of the way. > Some people see "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" - but the real world is not black and white like that. Apple has fought against the freedom of /everybody/, including their own customers, not just computer users or free software. To be fair, they have their brighter points such as cups and llvm. But their overall "freedom rating" is far lower than MS.
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Re: Steve Jobs and the neocon hijacking of Apple Inc.and its assets Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2012-01-08 15:02 -0500
Re: Steve Jobs and the neocon hijacking of Apple Inc.and its assets David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-01-09 09:24 +0100
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