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Peruvian Congressman vs. Microsoft FUD
An Anonymous Coward writes: "Carve a new face on the Mount Rushmore of Linux:
Peruvian Congressman David Villanueva Nuñez brilliantly vapourizes the Chicken Little division of the MS Fud Machine.
Long read but inspiring.
Add another name to the list of people who get
that 'All that is required for Evil to triumph
is that good men do nothing.'"
Update: 05/07 00:03 GMT by T : Antonio Ognio Cesti has an update: "We are some activists working
here in Peru to bring the documents
to more eyeballs with better bandwidth." They've done just that, writing, "Now we have much better hosting in the U.S. and the original FUD letter completely translated into English."
Everytime I read the letter, I think they are talking about Bill G not the Bill. Of course, the Bill is the oppostie of what Bill wants. So in reviewing the Bill, I support the Bill because Bill doesn't like the Bill.
I think.
Hey look, there's the ball over there ---->.
:P
And here's timothy over here
But wait, who's on the ball?
I dunno, but it sure ain't timothy...cuz this was posted 2 days ago.
Best. Comment. Ever. Enjoy!
Q: What's the difference between an M-16 and /.?
A: An M-16 only repeats 100x/min.
But while we're back (still?)on the topic, has anyone translated the original FUD letter from the M$ Peru guy (might be mirrored, which the honorable Sr. Nunez so elquently rebutted, into English?
Fight for your right to read books!
As a non-english speaking person I found it difficult to read the article, because every time they talk about "Bill Number 1609", I see this picture of thousands of Bill Gates clones. Oh the horror! I guess I'm waiting too much fot the Attack Of The Clones.
This influence of marketing is in large measure reduced by the bill that we are backing, since the choice within the framework proposed is based on the *technical merits* of the product and not on the effort put into commercialization by the producer; in this sense, competitvity is increased, since the smallest software producer can compete on equal terms with the most powerful corporations.
Microsoft: Why you little...! We have $40 billion dollars cash! That's a third of your GDP for one year! We will crush you!
RedHat, et al: Wait a minute, you mean we can actually compete fairly with Microsoft?
Apple: OS X has UNIX underpinnings, and is lickable!
RedHat, et al: This'll be like shooting fish in a barrel...
FreeBSD: What about me? I'm always left behind to do the real work. Why can't I be hip and flashy too?
it would have been even more worthwhile for me if, rather than formulating objections of a general nature [...] you had gathered solid arguments for the advantages that proprietary software could bring [...] since this would have allowed a more enlightening exchange in respect of each of our positions.
If MS would submit arguments in favor of proprietary software instead of submitting FUD in opposition to free software, then this would allow an even more enlightening exchange! Wow! Just the exchange in this letter was enlightening enough. Probably so enlightening that MS doesn't want to draw any more attention.
Those who would give up liberty in exchange for security and DRM should switch to Microsoft Palladium!
A 'hoax'?
What would the purpose of that possibly be?
Just because you can't fathom an intelligent politician doesn't mean the Peruvians didn't elect one, and he didn't just tell MS to fuck off.
I see no reason this would be a 'hoax'.
What I find funny is that the people who constantly complain about reposts can't figure
out that they are doing the same thing.
That said, I have to say, "You go, Edgar!" Replies to M$ FUD needs more people like you.
-Sean
Just lay off the editors. They've got other things to do like spending working day after working day in front of their playstations. They are also responsible for planning and resourcing trips to the movie theatre. You think that the deep and insightful movie reviews that we are lucky enough to find here just appear out of thin air?
We should be thankful that they're busy schedules allow any resources at all to be devoted to posting and researching these stories. Who can honestly say that its humanly possible for any of them to pay attention to what was posted only 24 to 48 hours ago? Any of us would surely make the same mistakes after our 10th hour of redbulled fueled Final Fantasy.
And don't you dare mention any thing like a review period or even the most simplistic of approval mechanisms for their postings. Because you would then clearly be in league with the RIAA, BillG, (or insert favorite techno-nazi here) and denying them their right to post whatever they want when they want.
in any country governed by sane politicians.
Crap. I thought we just has a victory in Peru. You mean we have to write the entire planet off at a total loss?
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