[Clara Lou]

Why do I have to "buy into" Shuttleworth's philosophies to use Ubuntu? If I use Vista, then I really do have to buy into Bill Gates's philosophy of Microsoft's ownership and control of my personal computer--although I paid for it so it seems like my property.

[bigdcaldavis]

Agreed. Just because you use a person's product does not necessarily mean you agree with their philosophy.

For example...I disagree with Gates' pro-UN philosophy, and I still use Windows 2000 SP4. Likewise, I don't agree with Shuttleworth's pro-globalism philosophy (and no, it has nothing to do with the allged conspiracy theories of Shuttleworth and Google collaborating on Goobuntu and/or of Google using embedded webcams and microphones to spy on its users), but I really like Ubuntu (I have 6.10). Of course, I really like Xandros, and I will probably try to get Xandros 4.1 Professional in the near future. I'm a happy owner of Xandros 3.0.3 Business Edition.