Open Source Is Anti-American
from the this-sounds-familiar dept
I saw these comments earlier today and ignored them, but now everyone is talking about Microsoft VP James Allchin's claims that open source is against the American Way, which is about the stupidest thing anyone has ever heard. The fact that someone is actually competing with Microsoft is against the American Way? Hell, his comments sound like a troll. And, of course, this is nothing new. It wasn't that long ago that Gates was declaring the fact that Netscape gave away their browser as being the equivalent of communism.
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The referenced article was great. Short, sweet, to the point.
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Unamerican? hell yes
1. Profit above all else
2. Monopolisation
3. Exploitation
4. Ignorance
Communism is a great philosophy, it's a pity that hardly anyone understands it.
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