[–] 29 points 10 months ago* (4 children)

Yup.

I remember in late 2003, when I read the legalese bumf that came with Windows XP... very long, and painful, drudgesome, cryptic, hiding "deal with the devil clauses" (they can change the agreement after you agree), and very restrictive.

Then I read the GNU GPL v1, and other Free Software licenses.

Never went back to the abuse of proprietary licensed operating systems.

The freedom, the upfront honesty, the brevity, the simplicity, ... I thought for sure "The Year of the GNU+Linux Desktop" was sure to be the next year. ... Everybody else reads the terms and conditions... right?

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  • [–] 56 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Betting industry consultant and proprietary trader

    No loss to the candidate.

    Sounds like a vile narcissist, expecting people to be so grateful just to have the opportunity to be in the presence of their unethical ruthless brilliance. XD

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