Re: Lerabing Code (Was Re: Re: Purer Than Thou)
On Jan 23, 2007, at 10:40 AM, Jordan Hayes wrote:
Of course, the point being made is not that you should learn Unix,
but rather that you should think about how software is made, under
what economic and social pressures, and choose accordingly as a
consumer. Stalman doesn’t want you to write code (unless you can,
in which case you “should”), he wants you to use code that was
made in this way.It’s absolutely no different than thinking about Nike shoes are
made, and takes no more work.
I’m all for learning about how software is made, just like how
anything else is made. What annoys me is the suggestion that I
shouldn’t use OS X, but should use Linux instead; I shouldn’t use
Flash player, but I should use Ogg Vorbis instead. Well, does a hair
shirt come with those prescriptions?
Doug