On Tuesday 20 Feb 2007 16:29:10 Vihan Pandey wrote:
Considering what damage he's doing via his company M$, would you really feel like praising him, irrespective of his charity.
Yes. At least he's done *something* good. That's better than doing nothing good. Saving lives is much more important than saving computer users.
I read an article explaining about the Ramayana the other day.
King Janak, father of Seeta, used to work in a farm even when he was the King. He wouldn't use a single penny from the Kingdom's treasury for himself or his family. He would feed his family from whatever he earned from the crop he raised himself.
His plough had a blade of gold. When asked about it, he said,"It is deliberately so. It is to remind myself that the soil's worth is more than gold. How so? Well, if I replace the gold blade with an iron blade, it'll still get the job done. That's not the case with the soil. I cannot replace the soil. Nothing else can get a soil's job done. Hence it is more valuable.
Applying this to our current situation - Human life is much more important than computer software freedom. Don't forget that. It's not like he forced people into using Windows. The people chose to use Windows, just like we have chosen not to use it.
Technology is so overrated. ``Things you own end up owning you.''