J
jt3
I probably should stay out of this 'private' spat but, he really was
pointing at your suggestion that objecting to the Patriot Act was paranoid.
His objections WRT that are essentially factual--it just comes down to how
much personal liberty you feel necessary.
While I don't feel that WPA or PA in general means that MS is assuming I'm a
thief, I do think that they aren't very concerned about the inconvenience it
may cause, and the general level of aggravation causing users to want to
find alternatives.
Seems to me that as the user learning curve for various flavors of Linux
gets flatter, many will jump the MS user ship, not exactly good long-term
strategy.
Perhaps Alias means that assuming guilt before proof seems too much the same
as WPA.
One could argue, and I'm sure MS has, that practicality (on their part)
argues simplicity.
An alternative would be to accept a looser constraint with the acceptance of
a certain level of illicit usage, without trying to seem the local bully.
Even better, might be, you can only get updates if you pass the test, not
that you can't use the product unless you do.
J
pointing at your suggestion that objecting to the Patriot Act was paranoid.
His objections WRT that are essentially factual--it just comes down to how
much personal liberty you feel necessary.
While I don't feel that WPA or PA in general means that MS is assuming I'm a
thief, I do think that they aren't very concerned about the inconvenience it
may cause, and the general level of aggravation causing users to want to
find alternatives.
Seems to me that as the user learning curve for various flavors of Linux
gets flatter, many will jump the MS user ship, not exactly good long-term
strategy.
Perhaps Alias means that assuming guilt before proof seems too much the same
as WPA.
One could argue, and I'm sure MS has, that practicality (on their part)
argues simplicity.
An alternative would be to accept a looser constraint with the acceptance of
a certain level of illicit usage, without trying to seem the local bully.
Even better, might be, you can only get updates if you pass the test, not
that you can't use the product unless you do.
J