free lunch has very little to do with freedom, and freedom most definitely 
is not free. IMHO, something that claims to provide freedom for free is 
something to be very suspicious of. Freedom always has a  price. The 
question is whether we know the price and, if we do, are we prepared to pay 
it.

Most people who use FOSS use it because it is free.
Others avoid FOSS because it is free. To them fre means poor quality.
The fact that SOME FOSS offers freedom never crosses their minds.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kylea" <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 8:50 PM
Subject: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share


Boys Boys - please play nicely - there is no need to insult each other -
we just "give aid and comfort to the enemy".

Oh no another quote!! :)

Here is the thing - there is "no such thing as a truely free lunch",
some where soemtime you will have to pay,

here is another one - "the road to hell is paved with good intentions"

In the case of Microsoft - we are not really sure they have good
intentions to start with, soooo.

We have to make out own way.

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Microsoft has a majority market share
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Bug description:
Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace.
This is a bug, which Ubuntu is designed to fix.

Non-free software is holding back innovation in the IT industry, restricting 
access to IT to a small part of the world's population and limiting the 
ability of software developers to reach their full potential, globally. This 
bug is widely evident in the PC industry.

Steps to repeat:

1. Visit a local PC store.

What happens:
2. Observe that a majority of PCs for sale have non-free software 
pre-installed.
3. Observe very few PCs with Ubuntu and free software pre-installed.

What should happen:
1. A majority of the PCs for sale should include only free software like 
Ubuntu.
2. Ubuntu should be marketed in a way such that its amazing features and 
benefits would be apparent and known by all.
3. The system shall become more and more user friendly as time passes.



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