Apple under attack!
26th July 2008 by David North
I wrote a few weeks ago about an “article” I saw on the BBC that I thought was biased with regard to free software. It was a tirade by Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation essentially attacking proprietary software as the source of all evil.
Well it seems the FSF are at it again and this time I really think they’ve lost the plot.
Apple has popped up on their radar and it seems they are using underhand tactics to attack Apple through their “Genius bars”.
Now although I’m actually pleased in a way that I’m not the only one that doesn’t think Apple is soft and cuddly. I’ve expressed my views in the past that I believe the software and hardware shouldn’t be so locked in. But free software is a choice not a need! Where the hell is my free choice if they are actually going to use what are essentially denial of service attacks?
Hardly the type of action that is going to convince people their cause is one to follow. It’s only going to alienate the very people they want to get on board - the consumers. Be passionate about your cause but try and think through your actions.
What are these people thinking? Numpties.
Free software can be great (this blog uses WordPress) but it’s got to be better than the proprietary competitors if you want it to be used. It’s an open market. Why waste all this money on FSF when it could all be ploughed into developing the next generation of open source products?
