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on from the crushing-them-beneath-your-heel dept.
A reader writes:"There's a story on ZDNet that describes how Theo de Raadt & co. are hoping to eliminate buffer-overrun exploits for good. On closer inspection, it's a scheme to stop a buffer-overrun leading to executable code. It doesn't stop the buffer-overrun itself."
'"But it happened because the DARPA grant happened, because when you throw a bunch of... guys into a room and get them drunk, this is what you get." De Raadt was careful to point out that the group paid for its own beer.'
------------ ...beer? I would really like to know what sort of beer is the best inpirational beverage for coding? Is there a different best beer per language/platform? Or do some platforms require liquor instead? I hear Java is much better with Irish cream...
This quote clearly demonstrates that free as in beer is not free at all. Even the most notorius free software developers actually pay money for their beer.
Gates said hardware should be free.
Stallman said software should be free.
I think beer should be free.
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'"But it happened because the DARPA grant happened, because when you throw a bunch of... guys into a room and get them drunk, this is what you get." De Raadt was careful to point out that the group paid for its own beer.'
...beer? I would really like to know what sort of beer is the best inpirational beverage for coding? Is there a different best beer per language/platform? Or do some platforms require liquor instead? I hear Java is much better with Irish cream...
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This quote clearly demonstrates that free as in beer is not free at all. Even the most notorius free software developers actually pay money for their beer.
Gates said hardware should be free. Stallman said software should be free. I think beer should be free.