"Alex" == Alex A J <Alex> writes:
Alex> ==>Raju Mathur wrote: >> Yup. If Uncle, Auntie and DTP-wallah are using Linux
Alex> A very big IF indeed. Most of the computers used by these Alex> people are assembled ones and they come preloaded with the Alex> latest M$ bloatware and all sorts of bleeding-edge thingies Alex> from major software companies (`pirated' of course).
I think you're missing the point, Alex. The original message from Geert and Frederick's response were to do with the question of ability to modify free software, not with the pervasiveness of the same. Geert's thesis was that the ability to modify free software is useless in most cases since the users don't have the skills required to modify it in the first place. You've already seen my response, even if out of context :-)
Regards,
-- Raju
Alex> [snip]