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On Tuesday 16 June 2009, Ralph Smithen wrote: > 2009/6/16 Tom Potts <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > On Tuesday 16 June 2009 00:31, Ralph Smithen wrote: > >> 2009/6/15 M.Blackmore <mblackmore@xxxxxxxxx>: > >> > Bad news for Open Source anyway is the final outcome, alas. > >> > > >> > Unless they are libertarians which I doubt. > >> > >> Just in case there are any others interested in libertarianism (which > >> seems probable for FLOSS fans), I'd like to advertise a political > >> party that was founded just a year and a half ago: the Libertarian > >> Party UK. > >> > >> http://lpuk.org > >> > >> They didn't participate in the EU elections, as they favour British > >> sovereignty, but would be my only choice in our elections. Please take > >> a moment to check their manifesto out - the political party for > >> freedom advocates :) > > > > But they are not for freedom - they deny your right to think differently > > from them: > > > > Party membership is open to all those:... > > who are not members of any organisation whose objectives are incompatible > > with those of the Party > > They do not deny anyone's rights! If you want to be a member of the > party, then you have to abide by their terms. There is no compulsion > to join. > > What would you make of someone that claimed to be a member of the LUG > yet persisted in preaching the superiority of proprietary software? > Why would anyone want to do that? What is there, out of interest, in > their objectives and policies that you disagree with? > > > I demand the right to be seemingly illogical - or human as some call it > > A right you appear to be bravely asserting ;) I have no problem with someone being a member of the LUG and preaching about proprietory software. As Tom says, there is good prop. S/W out there, some of it based on free software. And it makes for lively discussion. What I can't stand is people who seem to see things in black & white. If you ain't with us your agin' us. My God is right, yours is wrong. Your skin is different to mine therefore you are inferior. Apple, Microsoft, Linux, Unix, (delete as appropriate) is the only way to go. Closed mind, intolerance, arrogance, blind stupidity, predjudice, stubbornness wrapped up as standing firm, steadfastness, solidarity, resolution, nerve. In my experience everything has shades of grey, but then you have to think to actually understand the issues. Easier to ignore the facts because your minds made up.... or made up for you. George (rant no. 576) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html