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piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---Wow, that's a very long (biased) article!
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As if the article you posted was all-that fair. I wasn't at all impressed by this bit:
--- Quote ---The larger number of self-proclaimed hackers who are pro-open source and anti-Microsoft means there are more people out there with the motive and the means to write malicious code targeting Windows systems.
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I dislike Microsoft, and I'm a free software advocate. I'm not a hacker - but it certainly is on the cards.
I imagine I'd have much more challenging things to do with my time than looking for faults in Windows :p if/when I get more experience with programming.
So anyhow, you think that article is biased. Back it up..
Aloone_Jonez:
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---As if the article you posted was all-that fair. I wasn't at all impressed by this bit:
I dislike Microsoft, and I'm a free software advocate. I'm not a hacker - but it certainly is on the cards.
I imagine I'd have much more challenging things to do with my time than looking for faults in Windows :p if/when I get more experience with programming.
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I actually agree with this statement, but I feel you are misinterpreting it, all it says is that some open source advocates might use thier hate of Microsoft as a motive to hack a Windows systems, it doesn't say all of them are this way inclined.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---So anyhow, you think that article is biased. Back it up..
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I suppose no atricle is free from bias, mine was biased because it's from a Windows security site and yours is as it's from a GNU advocate. My wording was incorrect in the above post; I should've said "your article doesn't represent a ballenced debate", its one sided and only looks at the advantages of open source, while negleting its short commings.
I most enjoy reading articles from sources other than GNU advocates or Microsoft.
This article simply lists the advantages and disadvantages of open source, while here is a ballanced discussion that tackles the all important question; Should all software be open sourced?
This website demonstrates that its possible to write well balanced articles even if you have a strong opinion on the matter as it deals with both the advantages and percieved disadvantages. Notice the wording? they say percieved disadvantages because they do not fully believe that they are significant issues but they address them anyway.
piratePenguin:
Is it your opinion, Aloone_Jonez, that free software is inherently less innovative than non-free software?
(this discussion (since I asked you if you believe that non-free is the way things shouldn't be) has gone on too long... (I was expecting a very simple answer))
Aloone_Jonez:
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---Is it your opinion, Aloone_Jonez, that free software is inherently less innovative than non-free software?
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I thought I'd already established this, the licence doesn't determine the quality of software, the developers do.
--- Quote from: piratePenguin ---(this discussion (since I asked you if you believe that non-free is the way things shouldn't be) has gone on too long... (I was expecting a very simple answer))
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I'm sorry there is no simple answer, it isn't as simple as right and wrong, open source both has it's advantages and disadvantages, I agree we might be better off with GNU/Linux having the main market share but I dissagree with the notion that all software should be free. You believe free = good and proprietary = evil but I disagree I believe this view is far too simplistic and that the debate is far more complicated than this.
Not all the articles I posted in my previous post reflected my opinions I didn't post them to get my veiw across but to give examples of well ballanced accounts.
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---I thought I'd already established this, the licence doesn't determine the quality of software, the developers do.
I'm sorry there is no simple answer, it isn't as simple as right and wrong, open source both has it's advantages and disadvantages, I agree we might be better off with GNU/Linux having the main market share but I dissagree with the notion that all software should be free. You believe free = good and proprietary = evil but I disagree I believe this view is far too simplistic and that the debate is far more complicated than this.
Not all the articles I posted in my previous post reflected my opinions I didn't post them to get my veiw across but to give examples of well ballanced accounts.
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So I take it that you mean 'No.'.
Good.
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