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by Golias (176380)
on Wednesday November 19, @11:56AM (#25819463)
People need to be reminded of the monopolistic software prison they live in. They don't have to use Windows, and there is better software out there. If you can leave any time you like, it's not a prison. It's just a really shitty hotel. -- Doug Roberts, RTI International [hidden email] [hidden email] 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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"If you can leave any time you like, it's not a prison. It's just a
really shitty hotel." That is, unless your company demands that you use a specific software vendor's product. Then it really is a prison, or at least a detention area. In my perspective the prevalence of craptastic software is partly a result of the inability of individuals to make their own choices regarding an HMI that works best for them. What we need is a 'Computer Users Bill of Rights' which guarantees freedom of choice of human-machine-interface. I wrote a rant a few weeks ago concerning my own predicament -> http://sunnyinsight.blogspot.com/2008/10/computing-subversives-bill-of-rights.html The efficiencies that I gain in using my choice of hardware and software are partially or completely negated by the bureaucratic gauntlet I am forced to navigate. v/r, Sunny Fugate On Nov 20, 2008, at 10:00 AM, [hidden email] wrote: > Send Friam mailing list submissions to > [hidden email] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [hidden email] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [hidden email] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Friam digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Time for some Slashdot perspective (Douglas Roberts) > > From: "Douglas Roberts" <[hidden email]> > Date: November 19, 2008 12:45:10 PM MST > To: "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group" <[hidden email] > > > Subject: [FRIAM] Time for some Slashdot perspective > Reply-To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[hidden email] > > > > > From: http://apple.slashdot.org/apple/08/11/19/1518253.shtml > > This: > Re:News??? (Score:5, Funny) > by Golias (176380) on Wednesday November 19, @11:56AM (#25819463) > People need to be reminded of the monopolistic software prison they > live in. They don't have to use Windows, and there is better > software out there. > > If you can leave any time you like, it's not a prison. It's just a > really shitty hotel. > > > > -- > Doug Roberts, RTI International > [hidden email] > [hidden email] > 505-455-7333 - Office > 505-670-8195 - Cell > > > _______________________________________________ > Friam mailing list > [hidden email] > http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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Hey, been there, doing that. My company was "All Windows, all the time" until just recently. I need to have a Windows VM running at all times on my Linux box so that I can enter my time, submit my travel expenses, run a propriety Windows-only VPN app to get in through the firewall, create ppt files, etc. etc. etc.
But still, I can leave the company any time I want, and they can hire people willing to stay at their hotel. --Doug On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Sunny Fugate <[hidden email]> wrote: "If you can leave any time you like, it's not a prison. It's just a really shitty hotel." ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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In reply to this post by Sunny Fugate
Sunny Fugate wrote:
> That is, unless your company demands that you use a specific software > vendor's product. Then it really is a prison, or at least a detention > area. If your company demands that you use *only* a specific software, then it's your company that's the prison. Otherwise, get VirtualBox, VMware, Parallels, KVM, Xen, etc. as appropriate and run what you want. Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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