Desktop Linux (fwd)

[Kevin D. Clark]

Randy Edwards writes:

>     I've talked with quite a few end users whose attitudes are that
>     they don't want to be "bothered" downloading software.  They'd
>     *rather* go to Best Buy and buy it -- after all, it's "only" $20
>     or $40.  It's the same mindset that allows idiots to rationalize
>     buying herbal men's genital growth stuff (he says trying to avoid
>     spam filters) from spammers -- sure, they know it probably won't
>     work, but it's "only" $29.  And these people get a kick from
>     spending that money -- it's what our capitalist society teaches.

Do you really mean to imply that people who pay money for software are
idiots?  If Company X burns some software onto a CD and puts this on a
shelf for $20, and people buy it, are you saying that this is wrong?

What about people with low-speed or non-existant network access --
these people *can't* download huge software distributions.  Are these
people {de facto} "idiots"?

Regards,

--kevin
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