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Windependence Day

Posted by michael on from the man-is-born-free-and-everywhere-he-is-in-chains dept.

An unknown reader points us to the Windependence Day contest sponsored by DesktopLinux. Cute idea, and I'm sure some people have exciting stories of battling the talking paperclip...

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  1. One question though... by The_Shadows · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If Indenpendence Day is ID4....
    Does that make Windependence Day WD-40?

  2. Re:How about.... by pete-classic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You are incorrect about what is tying you to Windows. It is your dependence on proprietary communication protocols and file formats.

    The only way to "kick the habit" and to bring any real competition back to the SW industry is to only use software that interchanges data in standard formats.

    In the mean time, many dedicated OSS developers are fighting the losing fight of trying to create reverse-engineered software for many of the more popular proprietary formats and protocols. God bless 'em.

    -Peter