Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: Harmanjit Singh
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 00:00

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homer_j_simpson@my-dejanews.com (Thandor) writes:

> 
> Free vs non-free software is a very political/moral issue, rather than
> technical, and infact programmers probably aren't the most qualified people 
> to talk about it. The words of someone with a degree in philosophy probably 
> carry more weight in such an area than those of someone with a degree in 
> comp sci.

I don't think one can be /qualified/ in philosophy or morality.  One
can be qualified only in the history of philosophical thought.

The beauty of philsophy and issues such as freedom and morals is that
they are universal and demand a response from every human being.
-- 
With Warm Regards,
Harmanjit Singh.
http://harman.home.ml.org

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From: Harmanjit Singh <harman@omsi14.omsi.com>
Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/09/25
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