I don't worry about their politics. Don't have to as I don't give them any money.
With MS, every OS sold contributes to their leftist politics as you are (directly or indirectly) financing them. Same thing with Apple.
Wow, ShadowAce, that's the best political argument I've seen for using Linux, and I'm amazed it didn't occur to me long ago. Microsoft and Apple take my money and fund leftist causes. Who bloody cares if Linux is left or right -- they don't take any of my money. *D-UH*!!!
Or one could pirate a copy of the MS or Apple OS, but I didn't say that... besides, the pirates are probably all leftists too...
I don't worry about their politics. Don't have to as I don't give them any money.
With MS, every OS sold contributes to their leftist politics as you are (directly or indirectly) financing them. Same thing with Apple.
Ditto to all the above, and add this: Linux is MORE than free, as one doesn't need to run anti-virus software.
To the original poster about Windows 7 upgrade: If your machine runs Vista fine, it'll run W7 better. If you are not having any problems with Vista, don't waste your money, keep Vista. If you are feeling adventurous, get ya some Linux. Ubuntu is good, Mint is better, but my fave is PCLinuxOS.
I think Linus Torvalds has managed to steer clear of politics, concentrating on the technical side. Given his background in Helsinki and where he has chosen to live (Portland, OR), it’s probable that he’s not going to be seen cheerleading at the next Tea Party event. :-)
But as long as he keeps his leftist leanings away from the code, it’s OK with me. And as you correctly pointed out, we’re not obligated to give the free software crew a dime for their work.
FWIW, I don’t even use a Linux ``distro’’. I’ve been rolling my own platform straight from source since 1992 and keeping it updated incrementally over the years.