Corporations Getting Into The Open Source Spirit

Anonymous writes "Some bastions of capitalism are getting into the open-source spirit -- not only using the software, but contributing code fixes and other mods, according to an article in today's Computerworld."

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Bastions of capitalism....

[Anonymous Coward]

What kind of jackassed comment is that? There is NOTHING anti-capitalist about using free/open software...if anything, it might be MORE capitalist. If it is a COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, it's great for a capitalist corporation to employ. Take it from someone who considers themselves largely capitalist....WE FUCKING LIKE FREE/OPEN SOFTWARE. Know why? It's free....if I have to draw pictures to explain why a capitalist likes that......ugh.

Sounds like a liberal socialist-wannabe. Sure...make it sound like the big evil corporations have become 'enlightened' enough to see things your way. (Just make sure it isn't the other way around, oh enlightened one.) They aren't stupid...they want to make money. When free software is good enough, it'll get adopted...I promise. Guess what? It's getting good enough these days...it's been really getting there for the last few years now. Shockingly enough, it's being adopted...good...now go pat yourself on the back. Whatever.

Re:Getting the corporate word out

[runderwo]

I realize that you may not be willing to look at this objectively, but:
There are some juicy Bill Gates quotes in this article.

You accuse others of rabid zealotry, but maybe you might want to sit back and consider the possibility that Microsoft really is using McCarthy-style propaganda and scare tactics, instead of competing in the marketplace. Sure, it's their right to do so, just as it's my right (and the collective right of the rest of their targets) to ridicule them for it.