On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Bhargav Bhatt wrote:
<analysis> Lets consider that applications A_w, B_w .... Z_w are the 26 most popular windows applications with a_w, b_w,...z_w users respectivey. Also let A_l, B_l .... Z_l be the 26 most popular linux applications with a_l, b_l,...z_l users respectively. Lets further assume, grossly incorrectly, a_w=a_l =a, b_w=b_l=b,.... z_w=z_l=z. Call this assumption D.
let me guess... u love Mathematics?.. ;) that was really novel and fun way of explaining thx
The point of this analysis is that, when we talk about a "typical" windows' user, we cannot ignore the program "dependencies" that Windows brings alongwith it. Hence, a majority of Windows users are legal offenders( or criminals) guilty of more crimes than their linux/(whatever) counterparts.
Yes that's what my argument was. A criminal is a criminal no matter how many crimes he commits
Yes, there cannot be some"thing" less/more legal. But there can a person who has broken more/less laws than another, which is what we are talking about here.
Again I feel that since a (pirated) Windows user and Linux user satisfying one of the criteria have committed a crime ( of denying someone his rightful money ) they are morally on the same level.
Nikhil