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Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
> mnc@admin.u.nu (Miguel Cruz) writes:
> > If I am going to use a closed-source, non-standards-compliant
proprietary
> > system that requires my computer to be turned on, why wouldn't I
use Skype
> > instead?
>
> Personally, I'm going to stick to auditable open-source code.
>
>
http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/index.php?p=98
>
> -wolfgang
Thanks wolfgang,
Its sad how many poor unknowing people get taken from software venders
just because they think they are getting something for free.
IF anyone takes the time to read the link above they will see first
hand that there is no such thing as a free ride.
They end up paying one way or another.
Five lousy dollars a month for the quality that 3Wtel provides, and the
security it offers has been money well spent.
Open source code is another name for Hackers enter here...
I just love this post put up by someone else....
I like to make this anaolgy to my customers: You hear about this great
group that lets you join to get free gasoline for your car. They have
developed a system to get gas from a pump without paying for it. You
are excited, finally something for free that you really need. So you
fill up your tank with the free gas. Well, what you didn't know was
that while your tank was being filled, your plugs were getting fouled,
your fuel injectors had been plugged, your timing had been changed, and
your tired had been deflated. So you hop in your car with your free
full tank of gas and head down the road. But after a few days of
driving, you notice your car no longer has any pep, it begins to stall,
and other strange things begin to occur. So you take it to your local
garage and get it tuned up and all the problems fixed. You grudgingly
pay the repairman $500 for all the work he had to perform and complain
that you only paid $2000 for the car to begin with. But your car is now
running fine again. That tank of gas just cost you $500, a few days at
the service station, and you couldn't get to where you waanted to go
for those few days. But it was all worth it because you got a
"free" tank of gas. I like to make this anaolgy to my customers:
You hear about this great group that lets you join to get free gasoline
for your car. They have developed a system to get gas from a pump
without paying for it. You are excited, finally something for free that
you really need. So you fill up your tank with the free gas. Well, what
you didn't know was that while your tank was being filled, your plugs
were getting fouled, your fuel injectors had been plugged, your timing
had been changed, and your tired had been deflated. So you hop in your
car with your free full tank of gas and head down the road. But after a
few days of driving, you notice your car no longer has any pep, it
begins to stall, and other strange things begin to occur. So you take
it to your local garage and get it tuned up and all the problems fixed.
You grudgingly pay the repairman $500 for all the work he had to
perform and complain that you only paid $2000 for the car to begin
with. But your car is now running fine again. That tank of gas just
cost you $500, a few days at the service station, and you couldn't
get to where you waanted to go for those few days. But it was all worth
it because you got a "free" tank of gas.