Wrong link - right article

You might have inadvertently linked to a story you didn't intend to post, can axis, but you surely came up with a thought provoking article with your mistake.

How could he ever get things so wrong?

He's attempting to apply, essentially, M$-type values to the Free Software Community.

He assumes we are in complete competition with the proprietary software corporations and have to exceed their best efforts in every area. All for FREE.

He assumes we have to make each application to such a sophisticated technical standard, while remaining so simple to use, that even the most technically-illiterate M$ user will flock to the Free Software Community and abandon Windows.

We write free programs for the use of our own community.

Anyone in the world is free to join us and share the benefits of our free work.

They are also free to contribute to our community effort at whatever level they are capable, if they so desire.

This author obviously gave no thought to learning a programming language and improving the deficiencies he perceives in our video applications. For free.

No, he wants someone else to fix everything for him - for free - then hold his hand out and receive it - all for free.

I have to repeat Stallman's words to these whiners - "Get another job", if you aren't happy - or else, go running home to Big Brother Ballmer.

You'll need plenty of cash in your hand and you'll still get the same buggy, half developed product that M$ always charges the earth for, but you'll find peace, knowing that Ballmer is watching over you, for every second of your day.