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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:Since he compares the SCO suit ... by DogIsMyCoprocessor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks for the link. I hadn't heard the part about the "2000 minor pieces". I'd like to know how the Guardian defined "major" and "minor" before I would agree that there was a significant loss.

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