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Gates: Say No to GPL, Yes to the Microsoft Ecosystem
Andy Tai writes "As part of Microsoft's campaign against the GPL, Bill Gates is personally coming to the front line to launch attacks. While speaking at the Government Leadership Conference, Gates argues against spending R&D dollars for GPLed software development. He suggests countries that look to adapt the GPL model are denying "the benefits of an eco-system that has worked extremely well in the United States" and they should copy the system in the US (where Microsoft has an monopoly). He further suggests that source code availability is not generally needed, and when it is needed, Microsoft provides it. Invoking words like "capitalism" and "innovation", Gates argues that free software can exist, but should be like a free unix called "VSB" (probably a transcription error for BSD), without the GPL around it. Gates continues: 'A government can fund research work on BFP, UNIX, and still have commercial companies in their country start off around that type of work. You know, technology policies like biotech -- you only -- if your universities are doing work that can be commercialized, you will have IT jobs in your country. And if they are not, then fine, just say that farming is your thing, or whatever it is. All the taxes will be paid by those guys or something -- I don't know. And the farmers will go home at night and work on the source code.' It is interesting to note that Microsoft is increasingly using the same "ecosystem" arguments for defending itself in the anti-trust trial and attacks on the GPL."
GPL is bad m'kay?
Just say no.
Don't mod me, bro'!!!!
We need a microsoft defence word of the month club.
nope
Doesn't this violate the GPL?
FP also?!
PWN3D
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He also takes a shower every day and gets a haircut once a month... another problem they haven't figured out how to solve...
This man has been educated far more than you, You mean Bill Gates, college dropout?
Here's a new footer for you:
"Look Out For The Troll..."
No your the fucking idiot. When you relize the MS is fucking you in the ass you will agree with the original poster.
Ass
ur flaw
next what?
We couldn't have guessed.
You also have no fucking idea what you're talking about. The sales tax alone on all MS software sales could power the entire state of CA.
That's what BSD code if for fuckface. Read the fucking license before you spew shit...
have fun being a slave to money.
karl marx is reading this slashdot news forum and smiling down on your post.
Bill G. was the one who talked about farmers, asshole. Otherwise I pretty much agree with you. Asshole.
Haven't you heard? *VSB is dying.
It was meant to be gay, m'kay?
lmfao
"When you say he's made no significan't "personal" contributions"
Just when you thought the poor apostrophe couldn't be abused any more it all gets a stage worse.
English of the future:
"A'l'l' y'o'u'r'e' b'a's'e' a'r'e' b'e'l'o'n'g' t'o' u's'!"
graspee
You must be new to English to not capitalize the initial letter...
graspee
Gawd yer dense.
You either:
a) Have a terrible web browser that mysteriously places apostrophes in random spots OR
b) Are drunk OR
c) Are a troll
Which one is it?
Actually you're not Bill Gates.
What the hell are you talking about?
Unless you're using some substandard web browser his/her comments make perfect sense.
Mine too.
I keep cleaning up after his mistakes.
But it does pay well.
WERD UP HOMIEZ
What is worse: his unintentional error, or your deliberate stupidity?
i li-- to dr--e my c-r int- chil---n
I'm surprised no one got this. Big Fucking Program. ;)
ac
Exactly how are reiserfs and ext3 more advanced than XFS? Online resizing, DMAPI, EA's, pagebuf, VERY mature userspace tools (copied from IRIX with years of testing behind it).
SGI are doing a great job on XFS. It's the #1 Linux journalling FS for me.
Nice web site jackass.
uh huh.
I once read a quote by MisterBlister admitting that he was a homosexual child rapist.
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that's INSIGHTFUL?!
come on now people
Pleae continue sucking Gates' cock. Move along.
I think this will be my last post on
Oh no! I'm going to cry myself to sleep every night without your wit and wisdom to guide my life!
and personal income tax is passed on to the employer
How about:
Moderate this .|..
sb
It's old. The more humans I meet, the more I like my cats. At least they are honest.