Is this something we (as consumers of FreeBSD) need to be aware of?

[Edward M]

On 06/10/2012 08:09 AM, Nomen Nescio wrote:
> This is really missing the point. The issue is not open source
> vs. proprietary although many people seem to try to steer everything into
> that meaningless conflict.
>
> The point is the WinTel Mafia's many years of collusion and screwing over
> the customer. Try to buy a commodity PC in any major store and it will come
> with Windows, and you have to pay for it. Now the WinTel Mafia got many
> companies onboard with their system to lock you out from the box you just
> bought. Bad enough it comes with Windows and you had to pay for it, and you
> don't even get an install disk. But the WinTel Mafia adds insult to injury
> and stops you from installing whatever software you want on it.
>
> What does this have to do with OSS v. proprietary source? Nothing!
>
> It is just about the WinTel Mafia's illegal, abuse trade practices.
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     Need to have that congitiive distortion ckecked out
     because it makes it difficult to bring a logical conclusion, and 
creates an ill perspective
     on reality and keeps the person with a child like mentality; which 
makes the person to excerise
     worlds like wintel mafia,etc.