[H-GEN] Thanks and spreading the word

[Robert Brockway]

On Sun, 10 Jul 2011, Simon Cole wrote:

> Thinking back on all the naysayers I came across who warned me off 
> Linux, I realize there's a lot of unjustified skepticism out there....

For sure.  When you question these people it's amazing to discover how 
littl they know about (a) Linux, (b) Open source software.

> blockbuster documentary series "Zeitgeist Addendum" and "Zeitgeist 
> Moving Forward", both available on YouTube and downloadable online at 
> www.zeitgeistmovie.com... well worth a watch, and much in line with the 
> shareware thinking of Humbug members, I think.

Open source software isn't shareware.  They are fundamentally different. 
This would be a great thing to cover in any introduction to Linux in fact.

Cheers,

Rob

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