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Hall On Worldwide Open Source Movement

Posted by simoniker on from the its-a-small-world-after-all dept.

adamsmith_uk writes "There's an article up on ZDNet summarizing an interesting speech from Jon "Maddog" Hall about non-US open-source, as well as protecting open-source from 'looters' - well worth a read: 'The open-source development community is an international treasure and should be protected as such, said veteran Linux advocate Jon "Maddog" Hall, in a talk in Birmingham, UK, that emphasized the role of open-source software outside the United States.'"

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  1. Since he compares the SCO suit ... by DogIsMyCoprocessor · · Score: 1, Funny

    to the "looting" of the Iraqi national museum (at last count, 33 pieces, not tens of thousands), I guess the open source community is pretty safe.

    --

    "And this is my boy, Sherman. Speak, Sherman." "Hello." "Good boy."

  2. Yes! by bad_fx · · Score: 4, Funny

    The open-source development community is an international treasure and should be protected as such

    Exactly! And what do you do with international treasure? You bury it away in some dingy, windowless room where no one will ever find it, without an visitors.... to prevent it from getting stolen, y'know.

    Hence all OSS developers really need to be locked away in.... uhh ehrmm... oh, NM.

    1. Re:Yes! by LoztInSpace · · Score: 4, Funny
      some dingy, windowless room where no one will ever find it
      Mom's basement?
  3. other places? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    outside the U.S.? does he mean Canada? or that other place to the south? Mex Co. something?

  4. Re:looters ? by Tancred · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yep. Only these museum looters have sued the curators and are selling tickets to the public to see the exhibits that they used to get in free to see.

  5. Re:neccessary? by tarquin_fim_bim · · Score: 5, Funny

    "obviously American Law extends further than the borders of america"

    You'd better beleive Joe, as for as them tanks can roll.

    G.W.B.

  6. A word from the Grammar Nazi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's continued acceptance is a foregone conclusion at this point.

    Dear Sir,
    Your attempted use of the possessive pronoun "its" is incorrect. Literally, your sentence has the following meaning:

    "It is continued acceptance is a forgone conclusion at this point."

    Clearly, this does not make any sense. The correct usage is "its", and not "it's". Please remember this for future reference.

    Sincerely,
    Grammar Nazi

    1. Re:A word from the Grammar Nazi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Dear Sir,

      I am going to staple your scrotum to the floor and then light the room on fire.

    2. Re:A word from the Grammar Nazi by Zork+the+Almighty · · Score: 4, Funny

      Behold the Proper Capitalization Nazi! The first letter of every sentence must be capitalized. Additionally, the pronoun "I", used to refer to oneself, must also be capitalized. I have also informed my friend, the Proper Colon Use Nazi, of your infraction. Prepare to have your malignant colon rectified!

      --

      In Soviet America the banks rob you!
    3. Re:A word from the Grammar Nazi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Fortunately, staples are no match for my grammatically correct scrotum.

      Fear the sack.

    4. Re:A word from the Grammar Nazi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      ...my friend, the Proper Colon Use Nazi...

      Shouldn't information regarding "proper colon use" be forwarded to, well, you know, that goatsx guy?

  7. John has what it takes to protect the community by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 3, Funny

    The open-source development community is an international treasure and should be protected as such

    John can hide the entire open-source community in his beard to protect it and keep it warm.

    --
    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  8. Re:intentional Rand reference? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Can you imagine Dagny engaged in rough sex with RMS, while they both spout a thinly veiled philosophical diatribe about the evils of socialism?

    Me neither.

  9. Halt On Worldwide Open Source Movement?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Oh no! SCO and Microsoft have won!
    I have no reason to live...goodbye, Slashdot!