[plug] Image Browsers?

[Grant Malcolm]

At 04:53  13/04/99 +0800, Trevor wrote:
>Greg Mildenhall wrote:

<snip>

>> Exactly. Even forgetting it is free, linux is damn good for a whole lot of
>> things. Just don't forget that being free is the _reason_ it is so good.
>
>Is it? Sure, it's PART of the reason; linux is created by people because
>they WANT to, not for Profit. 

<snip>

i've got a feeling that Greg was speaking about Linux being good because
it is free in the freedom-of-speech sense, rather than free beer. 

if Linus had locked up the original code, refusing to release it or allow
it to be altered, we'd never have the OS we know and love today. 

you know the theory, because it is free (speech not beer) anyone can fix
it and try to make it better. And because of the GPL, if they release it
they have to make it free. We have the best quality assurance money can't
buy.

Cheers,
Grant

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