Comments:Open software developers meet at FOSDEM 2008

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Can You tell me that what this all free software community is for..
Are you looking for common people or just going to make a community of geeks fighting with MICROSOFT just because 
of the money made by him.

 What you open source people do....
You just do the same as any propreitory software vendor.

   They take the money first and then provide you with software with support. And you first provide a software which always begs for you people support and then charge more than handsome amount of money for it. WHATS THE DIFFERENCE

  You provide the source code and free download of softwares of non user freindly softwares. They are completely bug filled and you claim is as best one.One or two ( like MOZILLA) are only worth downloading. Atleast if properietry takes money they give you matter worth it ( leaving few exceptions which count to the same number as open source good product)

 There is nothing like revolution in open source.There is nothing in it for common non geeky people of world.
 Like everybody in the world cant be a DOCTOR, same is for computer geek.

 Its just a way to revolutionose market in their favour, just for capitalising market and making money.
  Since they couldnot beat the MICROSOFT in its way so they are just blaming microsoft to earn money.
 Nothing else than cheap GUTTER marketting technique.
 If not like this WHY don't you are start providing support for LINUX server for free???
 Why dont you target the meaty market of APPLE users????

Dear the mantra of free software is good but its the double standards of catching ear the other way around that make me feel pity on you all???

PROPRIETRY SOFTWARE IS WRONG THING BUT YOU ALL MASKED OPEN SOURCE PEOPLE ARE PLAYING WITH EMOTIONS AND CRUEL ONE'S.

  JUST TELL ME ONE THING THAT WHAT A NON GEEKY PERSON WILL DO OF SOURCE CODE?????

 -192.8.211.11 12:49, 25 February 2008 (UTC) An EYEOPENERReply

IF YOU want to help community and work as free...

  STOP TAKING FALSE PRIDE....
 KNOWLEDGE IS FREE... share knowledge not these stinking ideas!!!
 
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