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> Not to go all Stallmanesque here, but doesn't it bother you to use a proprietary text editor when there are so many excellent free/open-source ones around? U
by laureny 14y ago
> Not to go all Stallmanesque here, but doesn't it bother you to use a proprietary text editor when there are so many excellent free/open-source ones around?
Use the best tool for the job. Screw extreme philosophies.
- qu4z-2 14y agoWho decides which philosophies are extreme?
- apendleton 14y agoFor products that I'm choosing to purchase/use, I do.
- pretoriusB 14y agoPeople decide which philosophies are extreme. As individuals (for themselves) and as groups (for their society, group, company, neighbourhood, etc). Are you of the "anything goes" thinking? I for one, find that attitude TOO extreme. I don't wish to accept (or even tolerate) "anything" just because someone else finds it OK.
- twerquie 14y agoPhilosophies only become extreme when you apply them extremely.
- qu4z-2 14y agoI agree with you. I don't feel like preferring a FOSS solution in a situation where there are plenty of good choices is that extreme. That's why I asked. If anything, I feel like "Use the best tool for the job and ignore all other factors" is an "extreme" stance. (although Stallman's obviously is as well)
- pekk 14y agoIf the best tool for the job is associated with an 'extreme philosophy' then what?