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ZL1UIC > OS 07.01.03 19:30l 55 Lines 1860 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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From: ZL1UIC@ZL1UX.#20.NZL.OC
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> (figures came from The
> Screensavers on Tech TV) and since Microsoft has stopped support for >Win98
and plans to drop
support for Me after the first of the year it >would seem that a programer
would want to write for the most used >platforms. I relize that some
programmers don't care if there software can >be used by a large group of
people. Some even believe that "If they don't >do it my way then they
don't deserve to run my software."
Typical of the monopolising sttitude of the big corporations. They
charge you a bundle for the *USE* (not *OWNERSHIP*) of the software, and
then force you into having to do the same again for the upgrade, as they
wont support the older OS. (Carmakers use this ploy with spare parts -
have extorted the public for decades using the same principle!)
> But I was taught as a ham here in the US that a ham should try to do his
>best to better the
hobby/service and to help other hams out. So tell me >this; Is restricting
access to what maybe a very helpful peice of software, just becuase the
programmer refuses to support the OS used by the mass, helping the
hobby/service? Is this the Amateur Radio should be represented??
>
> 73,
> Jamie R. Dean - W4JRD
This is one of the reasons why Billy Goats from MurkyShaft do NOT want
open source code. He is of the opinion that he can hold users to ransom
with the monopoly position he holds, with extortionate prices and dodgy
licence agreements to maintain the standard of living we have provided for
him.
So who really are the smart ones? Not the sucked-in users of these OS's,
I think (myself included!)
Cheers/73
- Allen, ZL1UIC @ ZL1UX
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