Re: I was concerned about google writing an OS - Now I see the funny side

"Hugh Aguilar" <hugoaguilar@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've always been amazed at the popularity of FSF/GPL here in America
considering that it "reeks of latent communism."

Well, more likely socialism. It's definately non-capitalistic and
cooperative... But, non-capitalistic and cooperative could fall under
philanthropic values.

Linux became popular
primarily because people just wanted an OS that didn't suck

Are you joking?

In 1991, Linux couldn't do squat. In 1998 when all the CD's distro's came
out, it was a still a nightmare. DOS was far more powerful. In the early
2000's, lots of stuff still didn't work and some stuff still doesn't. I've
probably got ten pieces of hardware from the mid '90's to present day that
still won't work with Linux. All of it worked with DOS and Windows.

Strategic industries [in China] get
massive government subsidies,

That's not capitalism... even when done in the US.

... there is an effort by the government
to squelch small companies.

That's *definately* not capitalism.

The reason is that the big corporations
are manufacturing products for export (mostly to America), and the
small companies are providing goods and services for Chinese citizens.

They're shooting themselves in the foot, just as we did by exporting our
jobs to them in the first place. Is it Americans' fault that they elected
politicians who flunked Econ 101 and incorrectly thought Adam Smith said to
export everyone's jobs?

The government wants people to put their money in savings accounts
rather than spend it on goods and services,

No money circulation, no economy... Their economy has been growing rapidly,
so this probably has a calming effect.

I can foresee a future in which computers are sold as appliances at
WalMart (all made in China), and they are closed systems.

Computers are already a commodity.

The
consumers get the *best* software (Windows OS) pre-installed, and they
can't install software of their own.

FTC etc. violation...

The browsers that come built-in
to these appliance computers will block websites
that might disturb the citizens,

Why? Let me explain that. Why attempt to control something under an
individual's control, when you can easily control something under a
corporations control, e.g., an ISP, for thousands or millions of users at a
time, peacefully through law or court order?

(http://forum.911movement.org/)

I'll guess you really just wanted to post that link... The post is not bad
so far. Although your statements have been pointed, I didn't realize you
were fishing until now. I hope you like my responses. They're legit.

... these browsers
will automatically update their black-lists over the internet without
asking the computer user for permission to do this.

You're behind the times. The UK and AU (Australia, not African Union...) do
this already, but at the ISP level.

Meanwhile, more technically inclined people will be building their own
computers and running Linux on them.

I've built my own for years, either for low cost or to customize, but I fail
to see what that has to do with Linux. Linux has never supported all of my
hardware. I just installed the 64-bit version of VectorLinux (std 6.0
a0.9). Guess what didn't support all of my hardware? It doesn't properly
support booting from an external USB harddrive. I'm having to use loadlin
via DOS to get it started.

To a large extent, this will be
done for the purpose of gaining free access to the internet,

Huh? One must pay for a network connection no matter what type it is. If
not by money, then by irritations imposed by the "free" service.

[Yeah, I think his dope took effect there...]

May you read that snipped part sober one day.

We can expect the same kind of Big Brother
treatment here in America.

We've got guns and lots of them. It's not like in the "gunless" and
"videoed" UK or Australia. Two armed government agents: "Knock! Knock! Get
in the van... (disappear)". There are literally 2600 or so US citizens -
and three guns for each of them - for every individual who represents a
government authority. Our government cannot spark up a mass revolt and
still expect to control the population.


Rod Pemberton


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