> -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Mike Miller > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 1:48 PM > To: TCLUG List > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] [tclug-announce] Controversial software freedom activist to speak at U of M on Oct. 21 > > > Fred-- > > Whose words are these (below)? > > They do make the talk sound interesting, but it is clearly impossible for > free software or the GPL to destroy anything. They only promote things. > > Mike Maybe you're still out to lunch :-) The commercial shamware, er software "industry" typically believes that free and open source will erode (ie, "destroy") their markets. They are not entirely wrong: Linux has taken major share in the server market, and impacts other segments as well. It's not something active that is being done by free stuff or GPL. Chuck