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betsybookwyrm

Operating system updates

Jul 30, 2009 08:48

Dear Microsoft and Apple ( Read more... )

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vureoelt July 30 2009, 18:53:36 UTC

Wow. That's ridiculous. This is precisely why I keep thinking Open Source is a great idea because control of your own system is constantly being taken away from you by OSes, by spyware/malware, by rootkits. >_< Unfortunately, it doesn't have enough mass market appeal as of yet...

Anyhow, on to more pleasant topics: if I've got my time zone calculations right, Happy Birthday!

betsybookwyrm July 30 2009, 20:35:06 UTC

That's one of my main reasons for wanting to use open source, too. I don't like big companies dictating how I can use my own computer.

Thank you :)

vureoelt August 1 2009, 13:48:57 UTC

Yeah. The problem is I'm not sure it will ever reach the critical mass it needs to be marketable. Too much work for those who aren't as tech-savvy.

You're welcome!

betsybookwyrm August 1 2009, 21:13:04 UTC

Some of the distributions are getting there, though.

We've installed Fedora on the admin computer at our craft guild - apart from me and my mother, no-one who uses it much is all that tech-savvy, and they manage. Free software is good for non-profits :) Then again, the computer isn't used for very many things.

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