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Oracle Donates Software for Big Brother Database

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the replication-is-most-popular-feature dept.

8onal writes: "C|Net is reporting that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has followed through with his threat, I mean promise, to assist with Uncle Sam's crimefighting efforts. "...Ellison said he has delivered Oracle's 9i database management software to a U.S. government agency for national security, but he declined to give further details, such as which agency or for what usage." Seeing as how he has already supplied the CIA with software, I bet it went to another 3-letter group."

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  1. oooh! oooh! by rewtbeer · · Score: 0, Troll

    please let me into the octogon!! please!?!?!

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    The court was tired of recounts, and demonstrated how to take care of it.
  2. What's the problem by YearOfTheDragon · · Score: 2, Troll

    "Ellison has followed through with his threat, I mean promise,"
    What's so bad with that?
    Control isn't bad itself.
    If I put a Troll or an Off-topic I get a -1 and if I put an interesting comment I get a plus.
    That's control, and is good. Moderation is used very bad sometimes. But the goal is fine.
    What matters is not that the CIA has that information, but what does with it.

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  3. Re:Ellison's interests by MisterBlister · · Score: 0, Troll
    it's probably a joke, but M$ will cash in if ppl listen to this [modernhumorist.com]:
    Subject: Fwd: Please participate - satellite project

    Its PROBABLY a joke? The site name is modernHUMORIST.com. Are you really that fucking dense? Neither NASA nor Microsoft had anything to do with this completely false spam email. You must be the kind of guy who opens email attachments and spreads virii if you're dumb enough to even question whether that is a joke or not.