CA>I don't happen to know for a fact that Robertson didn't finagle
CA>others into investing in his scheme and I doubt that you would
CA>know where his money comes from either. He may have invested
CA>_zero_ at this point.

Well many others know that. HE has invested HEAVELY is OWN money he made
from the sale of MP3.com. He really didn't have any need for the money
of others. And his clone of iTunes is taking off and he is making
another bundle to invest in ventures. And that one just may Brea kthe
back of the Media Mogils screwing the Artists. We should al
lcongratulate his to trying ot do that. NOT critize him for making a
little money.

CA>If you _own_ and _use_ a Linspire system then you are
CA>expressing the opinion of a satisfied customer. If you do _not_
CA>then you are restating the opinions expressed in their
CA>advertisedments.

I have expressed litle rorm their advertizements. btu have drawn form
Reviews of those that HAVE used the system and are Imprressed. IT WO
KS and is CHEEP.
The Amercian Dream.

CA>I seriously doubt that. There is no mechanism whereby he could
CA>pay just the programmers who worked on the Linux kernel nor is
CA>there a mechanism whereby he could repay those who worked on
CA>the rest of Linux (the GNU portion).

 NOR does have an obligation to. Is it NOT the whole purpose of LINUX
 fro those intersted to take the CORE and develop it for practical uses.
As long of course as your output is made avaialble freely to
others.
And was it not you that said one could download the Linspire ISO for
FREE?
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