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Opposing Open Source?

Carl Nasal asks: "For a college class I'm taking, I have to write a research paper. I chose a topic of how open source software affects businesses, focusing on the use of Linux. While doing searches, I have actually found it hard to find opposing views of open source software. Mainly, what I'm looking for, are opinions, articles, looks, and evidence about the drawbacks of using open source software in business. They can either be online or offline, but preferably from reliable sources. (In other words, I'd rather not just have someone's homepage that loves Microsoft and hates Linux.)" The more constructive criticism we get about the drawbacks of Open Source, the better we can address and fix them.

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  1. youareright, not fp, like me! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. my problem with open source software by sllort · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Microsoft has had some high ranking people repetitively and forcefully claim that open source software is unamerican.

    Salon's piece summarizes the criticism neatly.

  3. (Just kidding) by Shoten · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    In the DC area, at least, a common tactic is to contact companies or other entities in the guise of a "student" looking for information for a thesis, paper, project, or whatever. The advantage of this was that the person doing the research could gather information on behalf of their company/employer without letting on to anyone that the company they work for didn't know much about the subject.


    You don't happen to work for Microsoft, do you?

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  4. anything else? by Pentagon13 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Perhaps you would like to give us the specs to your next programming assignment too? That way, we can just send you the code.

    Actually, I'll just cross my name off my diploma and write yours in. It's not like anyone has ever asked to see mine.

  5. Moz does some wierd shit when selecting text... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    essage-ID:

    Notice - Do not read this story if you're offended by non-consensual
    sex. Also, do not read this story if you are offended by a complete
    lack of plot and/or character development (this story has neither).
    No animals were harmed in the making of this story. Enjoy

    Natalie Portman In Da 'Hood

    Part 1

    By Phobus1- phobus1@usa.net

    "Fuck," Charles voiced to himself at he stared up and the dimly
    lit street. He gazed into the rearview mirror again, wondering if his
    passenger was aware of exactly how lost he really was. It was a
    simply assignment. All he had to do was pick up the client from the
    awards show and deliver her to her hotel. Yet somehow he had managed
    to fuck up. Natalie meanwhile, lost in her own thoughts, hadn't
    noticed that her limo was rapidly roaming off course.
    Charles made a right turn onto a long stretch of avenue. The
    street was littered with prostitutes and drug dealers. Charles knew
    he wasn't in the best neighborhood, but he didn't realize exactly how
    bad it was until now. He proceeded down the street, becoming
    increasingly uncomfortable as the hookers and crack heads eyed the out
    of place limousine. Suddenly a loud pop filled the air. Charles knew
    exactly what it was but he didn't want to believe it. A moment later
    he could feel the metallic whining of what could only be a flat tire.
    "Fuck, not now," he voiced to himself as he stared out the side
    mirror to see the rear tire rolling firmly against the ground. He
    gazed back up at the road, not wanting to stop on such a shady stretch
    of road. He noticed a small side street that seemed to be vacant.
    Thinking quickly he pulled the limo into it. The car came to a stop,
    and Charles gazed around, not seeing anyone in the immediate area. He
    knew he had to act fast. He lowered the privacy mirror that separated
    him and Natalie.
    "Ma'am we have a flat tire, I'm just going to change it, this
    shouldn't take long at all," Charles voiced as he stared back at his
    passenger.
    "No problem," Natalie answered as she tapped her fingers against
    her leg impatiently. His eyes drifted across her nubile young body
    momentarily before he opened the limo door and stepped out. He knew
    he had to act fast. A limousine and a white boy in this neighborhood
    was not a healthy mix. He popped the trunk and grabbed the jack and
    tire iron, quickly going to work on removing the tire. He hadn't been
    working on the tire long, when he heard footsteps coming up behind
    him.
    "Hey white boy," a voice suddenly cracked the still of the
    night. Charles looked up to see a rather large black man standing
    over him. He could also noticed the man was accompanied by what
    appeared to be six or seven other men, all black.
    "Me?" Charles asked sarcastically.
    "You sure are a long way from Beverly Hills," the man voiced
    again, as he eyed the situation.
    "Yeah I got a little lost," Charles voiced back as he stood up.
    Charles wasn't a small man by any means, but he was dwarfed in
    comparison.
    "Oh well, can we help," the man asked. Charles sensed a bit of
    sarcasm in his voice, but he played along nevertheless.
    "Sure, you can grab the tire from the trunk," he voiced
    nonchalantly.
    "No we were thinking more like helping unburden you of any money
    and or jewelry you might have," the man asked without missing a beat.
    Charles sighed, defeated. He shook his head and reached into his back
    pocket, pulling out whatever cash had. He then removed his watch and
    handed it and the money over to the man's outstretched hand. The man
    looked it over, and nodded his approval. He stuffed the items into
    his jacket.
    "Who's in the cab," he asked pointing to the back seat.
    "Oh no one, I'm just getting off my shift," Charles answered, his
    voice shaking with fear.
    "Then you won't mind if I take a look will you," the man answered
    as he grabbed the door handle and pulled it open. Natalie had been
    watching the events unfold, and when the man opened the door she
    yelped slightly. The man poked his head into the limo and eyed the
    frightened young starlet.
    "Well, well, well, now that don't look like nobody," he voiced.
    He motioned for Natalie to get out of the car. She hesitated, and
    then thought better than to provoke the men any further. She slid
    across the leather seat and out of the limo.
    "I-I-I don't have any money on me," Natalie muttered as she
    stared at the men, who in turn were staring at her lovely body. She
    was dressed nicely since she had just come from an awards show. She
    sported a short black skirt, with matching black fitted top that
    showed off her small, but perky breast.
    "No money," the man voiced back, as his eyes scanned up and down.
    "Well, I'm sure we can work something out, right guys," he asked over
    his shoulder.
    "Ohhh yeah," one of the men responded. Natalie felt her stomach
    turn to knots. She had no idea what the men had planned, but she knew
    it wasn't good. She glanced over at her driver, hoping he would
    interfere. Charles could only stare down at the ground though,
    ashamed. Why don't you too come with use, the man voiced as he lifted
    his shirt, exposing a chrome-plated pistol of some sort. Natalie felt
    a lump form in her throat.
    "Help!" She screamed as she tried to bolt for the street. A few
    of the men stepped in front of her through, quickly throwing their
    hands over her mouth. Charles watched, totally helpless as they
    dragged her across the alley and through a nearby doorway.
    "Come on white boy, we just going to have some fun with the
    little princess," the man voiced as he motioned for Charles to follow
    them. "Play nice and things won't have to get ugly." Charles nodded,
    stunned by the events that unfolded so quickly. He followed the men
    into the doorway. The doorway led to a small room, that Charles could
    only guess had used to be the lobby of some fleabag hotel. It looked
    like a crack-infested hole in the wall now though. There was trash
    and debris everywhere and a layer of dust now covered the once wooden
    floor. He heard the door shut behind him, and he knew there was no
    chance of anyone finding them there. The men pushed him into the
    corner, letting him know not to do anything heroic. Natalie was now
    in the center of the room, surrounded by three or four black men, who
    were pawing and groping her through her clothing. Natalie had tears
    streaming down her cheeks, as she tried hopelessly to push their hands
    away.
    "Yo Tyrone, why don't take first crack," one of the men who had
    been pawing Natalie voiced. Suddenly the man who had been doing most
    of the talking walked over and stood in front of her. He smiled as he
    ran his hands down the side of her face gently.
    "Now you play nice and when we're done we'll let you get back
    into your limo and you can go back to your charmed little life. Got
    it princess," the man asked. Natalie didn't respond. She broke down
    into more tears as she felt hands on her shoulders forcing her down
    onto her knees. Suddenly she erupted into a fury of tears and
    begging.
    "Please I have money, I can pay you whatever you want," Natalie
    pleaded as he brought her hands together in front of her. "Just don't
    make me do this," she added as he eyes began to water slightly.
    "How 'bout a compromise," Tyrone voiced with a half smile. "We
    fuck the dog shit out of you, and then afterwards you can give us all
    the money you want." Natalie broke down into tears as the group of
    men exploded into laughter. Tyrone grabbed the young girl by her hair
    and pulled her to him, not wasting anytime.
    "Take my cock out," he voiced as he held her face a few inches
    away from his bulging crotch. Natalie didn't respond. Tyrone waiting
    a few seconds and then pulled on her hair hard, causing Natalie to
    gasp.
    "Don't make me repeat myself cunt," he bellowed. "I hate to
    repeat myself," he voiced with a tug, letting Natalie know exactly
    what he meant. More tears spewed from Natalie's scared eyes as she
    brought her trembling hands up to the man's zipper. He smiled as she
    undid the button on his jeans, and then slid the zipper down, letting
    his cock fall out into view. Natalie's eyes widened momentarily. His
    cock was thick and bulbous, much bigger than any she had seen before.
    She looked up at him in disbelief.
    "Don't be scared princess, it's won't bite," Tyrone voiced as he
    pulled her forward slightly, pressing her pouty lips to the head of
    his prick. Natalie fought to pull away, but soon realized it was
    futile.
    "Take it in your fucking mouth," Tyrone ordered, his voice
    slightly louder and more demanding. Natalie knew she had choice. She
    closed her eyes and leaned in, finding his cock head with her tongue
    and then pushing her mouth onto it. It stretched her lips opened
    wide. She felt Tyrone pushed forward slightly, feeding her the first
    few inches of his monster and causing the frightened girl to emit a
    muffled moan of resistance.
    "Come on little girl, suck it," Tyrone almost whispered as he
    watched Natalie struggle with his member. He pulled her hair away
    from her face and gripped it into a ball as he guided her mouth back
    and forth onto his cock. Natalie fought to breath as he tongue danced
    back and forth across the underside of his cock, eliciting a long moan
    from Tyrone. Meanwhile the rest of the gang began removing their
    shirts and pants, preparing for a long fuck session. Tyrone was
    enjoying the attention Natalie was giving the first few inches of his
    cock, but he soon became impatient. Without notice he pulled her head
    down onto his cock and pushed his hips forward at the same time,
    quickly impaling his cockhead into her throat. Natalie immediately
    gagged, and pushed against Tyrone's thighs, freeing herself from his
    grip. She coughed as he mouth became free, spitting up her own
    salvia.
    "Come on princess, you can do better than that," Tyrone voiced,
    not showing any mercy, as he grabbed his cock and pushed it back
    inside her mouth. Natalie didn't fight him; she concentrated on not
    choking instead. Tyrone held her head in place as he worked his cock
    in and out of her face, filling the small room with obscene slurping
    noises. The tears streamed down Natalie's face as she was forced to
    take the brutal assault. Tyrone could feel her small hands on his
    thighs, hopelessly trying to push him away. It only made him push
    more and more of his monster into her though. Suddenly Natalie felt
    hands on her waist, unbuckling her belt. One of the gang members had
    moved into position behind her and was busily trying to free her skirt
    from her body. Tyrone noticed this, and pulled his cock away from
    Natalie's gasping mouth. He sank down onto his knees, as his partner
    bent Natalie over at the waist, forcing her onto her hands and knees.
    Natalie looked back to see a rather scrawny black man, pulling her
    belt from her waist. She locked eyes with his, hoping to find any
    kind of sympathy. He only smiled back her though, then shot her a
    sadistic wink. Natalie broke down again, feeling completely hopeless
    for the first time. She knew she was completely at the will of these
    men. Her body was theirs and she knew they wouldn't finish with her
    until ever inch of it had been used up.
    Meanwhile, Charles sat quietly in the corner, not wanting to do
    or say anything to provoke the men. He watched quietly, feeling
    ashamed that his own cock was beginning to bulge in his pants.
    Tyrone quickly sank to his knees, positioning himself in front of
    Natalie. He presented her mouth with his cock, this time not forcing
    it in.
    "Suck it sweety, I want to watch you suck me off," Tyrone
    whispered as he pulled her hair away from her face. Natalie hesitated
    to respond, but eventually forced her hand up, gripping his engorged
    cock in her small hand. Suddenly she heard clicking noise as the man
    behind her grabbed the waistband of her skirt. He pulled the material
    up and used a knife to crudely cut it away from her body. Natalie
    felt more tears form in eyes as he did the same with her panties,
    exposing her tight young ass to the men. The man kneeling behind her
    grabbed her soft flesh in his hands, groping it roughly.
    "Damn, look at the ass on his kike bitch," he voiced as he
    slapped it a few times with his hands. Natalie let out a muffled yelp
    as the stranger spanked her. Suddenly, she felt his hands on her
    cunt, spreading her folds open. A moment later she felt what could
    only be his cock pressing against her inexperienced womanhood.
    Natalie pulled her mouth off Tyrone's cock and turned to face him.
    "Please, use a condom," she pleaded rather pathetically. The men
    erupted into a chorus of laughter.
    "Shut up and suck that cock princess, we're gonna give you a nice
    black bastard baby tonight, hopefully." Natalie turned back to
    Tyrone, realizing it was futile to try to plead with these men. She
    wept openly as he Tyrone guided her back onto his cock.
    "Come on Pokey, let's fill little princess up," Tyrone voiced
    just as Pokey pushed his cock into Natalie tight cunt. Natalie
    grunted with a mouth full of cock as the man entered her mercilessly.
    Natalie felt her stomach knot up as the full length of the man's cock
    entered her. At the same time she felt Tyrone's hands the back of her
    head as he pushed forward and impaled his cock down her throat. Both
    men began deep, rough fuckings of their respective holes, filling the
    small girl up with more black cock that she could handle. Natalie
    could do nothing but try to withstand their brutal assault. Natalie
    was still wearing her blouse, so while continuing to fuck her from
    behind, Pokey grabbed his knife and preceded to cut the garment away,
    revealing that Natalie hadn't been wearing a bra. He threw the fabric
    into the pile with the rest of her cut-up clothes. Meanwhile Tyrone's
    hand found her breast, which hung down from her small frame. Natalie
    groaned as he pinched her nipple, then twisted it between his fingers.
    He yanked down on it hard, eliciting even more muffled groans of
    protest from her. Pokey grabbed her by her small waist and pushed his
    cock into her hard, causing his thighs to slap against her ass,
    filling the small room with the rhythmic clapping of their fucking.
    The men assaulted her from both ends, until Natalie was sure she was
    going to pass out from the pain. Suddenly she felt Tyrone pulls his
    cock from her mouth. He held it a few inches away from her mouth and
    stroked it rapidly.
    "Open up princess," he ordered, out of breath. Natalie knew what
    was coming next. It took all the strength she had to open her mouth.
    No sooner had she done it than she felt hot streams of semen shoot
    inside it. One of them hit the back of her throat, causing her to gag
    and spit up the load onto the ground in front of her. She felt a few
    more drops hit her face, as Tyrone moaned loudly, his orgasm
    subsiding. Natalie looked up at him, semen dripping from her chin.
    Tyrone stared down at her a dissatisfied look on his face.
    "You stupid cunt," he voiced angrily. "You better lick all that
    up off the ground and get it into your fucking stomach now," he
    ordered as he pushed her face towards the dirty floor. Pokey never
    missed beat. He continued fucking her from behind as Natalie was
    forced to press her tongue to the dirty wooden floor, and lick up the
    rouge drops of semen from the ground. Tyrone watched her until every
    drop was into her mouth. He then grabbed her long brown hair and
    pulled her mouth back up to his now limp cock.
    "Clean it," he ordered simply. Natalie took the limp member into
    her mouth and sucked it few times, until it was devoid of semen as
    well. Tyrone then slapped his limp cock against her lips a few time,
    a wide smile stretched across his face.
    "That was great princess," he complimented just before rising to
    his feet. "Who wants her mouth," he asked to no one in particular.
    "Let me try that kike piehole," a volunteer voiced from the small
    crowd.
    "Yeah, fuck that mouth up Kiki," someone cheered as a rather
    short, stocky light skinned black man stepped in front of Natalie. He
    looked down at her frightened eyes and smiled widely, revealing a few
    gold teeth. He made quick work of his pants, exposing his large cock,
    which he stroked a few times, as he sank down onto his knees.
    Meanwhile, Pokey, continued his assault on Natalie's now abused cunt.
    She could hear his moans getting louder, and then suddenly he pulled
    out. A few moments later Natalie felt hot streams of liquid splash
    against her ass and back. Pokey moaned loudly as he shot his load
    across the small of back. He squeezed the last few drops against her
    sweet ass, and then slapped it hard.
    "Thanks bitch," he voiced coldly as he stood up. Kiki laughed
    and grabbed Natalie's brown locks, pulling the scared girl toward his
    twitching cock. He lifted his big stick up to his stomach, exposing
    his low hanging black balls to her.
    "Lick my balls," he ordered. Natalie responded a little faster
    this time, becoming more accustomed to their commands. She could feel
    yet another man kneel down behind her as she leaned in and pressed her
    tongue to the man's flesh. His balls were sweaty and musky, but
    Natalie had no choice but to lick and suck them obediently. Kiki
    moaned softly.
    "That's a good girl, suck those big black balls," he voiced as he
    watched the young girl go to work on his sack. Meanwhile, another
    gang member lined his cock up with Natalie's now well broken in cunt.
    He pushed his hips forward, stretching her tight folds around his
    cock. Natalie grunted as he tongue lapped away Kiki's balls. The man
    behind her wasted no time in starting a deep, rapid fucking of the
    young girl. Natalie felt her whole body quake, as he pounded her
    small frame from behind. Kiki, pulled her off his balls.
    "Damn, I want this bitch to toss my fucking salad," he voiced to
    no one in particular as he rubbed his cockhead against her swollen
    lips.
    "Yeah that sounds damn good," another one of the men agreed.
    "Word, let's get this slut to rim all our asses out," yet another
    man voiced.
    "Shit but I was just starting to fuck her," the man behind her
    voiced.
    "Man you got all night to do that, I want my fucking ass licked,"
    Kiki added as he stood up. Tyrone came over from the corner, and
    grabbed Natalie by her hair.
    "Get on your knees," he ordered menacingly. "Everyone line up,
    I'll guide the little princess," he added with a sadistic smile.

    Continued in part 2, assuming there is any interest

    phobus1@usa.net

    --
    Pursuant to the Berne Convention, this work is copyright with all rights
    reserved by its author unless explicitly indicated.

  6. YHBT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is impressive. An entire troll story - no links or other hook and they still posted it.

    YHL HAND