[brlug-poly] thanks

[Andrew Baudouin]

Will Hill wrote:

>Thanks Dustin, I'm glad there's a space for politics here.  When I feel like a 
>technical problem has roots in poor moral or bad laws, this is the place to 
>take it.  Tolerance of bad business practices and poor morals hurts everyone 
>and creates a society where everyone is open to abuse.  Bad technology, in 
>turn, aids people who want to abuse their neighbors. 
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Railing against the tolerance of bad business practice is one thing.  
Making statements as to the usability of a particular OS  given said 
business practices is another thing entirely.  None of the 
aforementioned belong on a tech list.

>I'll also take criticisms of Microsoft products here too.  It seems that there 
>are many people who take these criticisms personally.  The responses I've 
>gotten for saying things like, "XP is unusable" have no place of a tech list.  
>Yet, Microsoft and other closed source software companies make life miserable 
>for everyone and they deserve censure.  
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"XP is unusuable" is a ridiculous comment.  I have no qualms about 
letting you know that.

Microsoft provides software and services for a cost.  A business or a 
person has the obligation to compare its needs to that which Microsoft 
meets with their software.  If they choose to invest, great.  If they 
choose not to, then great also.

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