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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. 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.

  2. 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.