[Buddha-l] Victimized vegans?

[Joy Vriens]

>The argument in the Mahayana sutras is much more simple. Any act of taking  
>anything that was not freely offered is violation of the second precept. This  
>is why it is theft to take a cow's milk, a bee's honey, or a sheep's wool. 

Or Microsoft's software... Those using Linux, Ubuntu etc. are stealing the milk and honey that Microsoft shareholders need to grow. Shame on you!

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867/  

Whether a Buddhist or a capitalist or both, please play it by the rules!