Countries Ponder: GNU/Linux vs. Microsoft

koody writes: "IDG has an overview of how many countries are getting drawn into the debate over the relative merits of using open source software rather than Microsoft Corp.'s Windows applications. Seems like many countries would be slowly moving towards the open source community, while a few still pledge allegiance to Microsoft."

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Re:All I care about is the research

[Perdo]

The GPL ensures works or derivitaves STAY FREE.

BSD and Proprietary licences ensure works or derivatives BECOME or STAY UNFREE.

Using public money to create works or derivatives that become or stay unfree is ridiculous.

There is no place for BSD or any other Proprietary licencing scheme where MY MONEY is concerned.

It really pisses me off to pay for something twice. Once by taxation for the reasearch to create a resource and again for that same resource at retail.

Fucking corperate welfare. Drugs. Software. Commercial Space Launch. Alternative Energy. Agribusiness. Cheap Oil Royalties. Commercial Use highways.

Microsoft uses the BSD TCP/IP stack for free, then sells it to us. Any Taxpayer sponsored research should NEVER use a BSD style licence. If a corporation benefits from my tax dollars, They should not be able to sell the fruits of that research back to me for profit.