I think it's important to make the distinction, even if it seems like
to you semantic bullying (Not to say the comment sounded like that to
me). <br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/30/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mike Wafkowski</b> <<a href="mailto:mikeyw@sohogurus.net">mikeyw@sohogurus.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Sorry for the misstep - I'm fully aware of the difference between freeware<br>and OSS and anything else you can identify.<br><br>I mistyped...geeze...<br><br>Fact is tho, both packages are FREE for the user to use. Let's leave out the
<br>politics of OSS vs. everything else pleeeze!<br><br>MRW<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Michael T. Dean" <<a href="mailto:mtdean@thirdcontact.com">mtdean@thirdcontact.com</a>><br>To: "Discussion about mythtv" <
<a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a>><br>Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 2:39 PM<br>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] I'm thinking of switching to windows :(<br><br><br>> Mike Wafkowski wrote:
<br>><br>> >I wan't recommending Windows over Linux, just saying that there is<br>> >more than one way to "skin a cat." I love Mythtv and also GBPVR. They're<br>> >both very good solutions (better than any others IMHO) and both are
<br>> >freeware.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> MythTV is definitely *not* freeware (<br>> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware</a> ). MythTV is open-source, FLOSS
<br>> (Free/Libre Open Source Software), or libre software, and there is a big<br>> difference. Sure, MythTV is available for use free of charge, but who<br>> cares? The important thing is that *I'm* free to use it or modify it as
<br>> I like.<br>><br>> So, whereas GBPVR may be freeware (whatever it is, we know it's not open<br>> source and is not libre software), MythTV is more "free-the-user-ware".<br>><br>> Mike<br>>
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