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The FSF, Linux's Hit Men

PrimeNumber writes "Forbes has this story about the Free Software Foundation and its quest for Cisco and Broadcom to release the source of GPL'ed linux source used in routers. Forewarning: The open source community is not portrayed in positive light so you might want to skip reading this. However it did help me gain insight into software from a PHB and suit perspective."

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  1. What greater compliment could be wished for? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    This should be considered a compliment.

    It's like the Republican Right calling the ACLU, "hit men" (as has been frequently done in more or less words).

    "Thank you sirs! Anytime you feel the urge to violate, suppress, or eliminate liberties and freedom, just give us a ring and we'll get on it."

  2. Re:WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Forbes has a FOX News show. Fair and Balanced. No spin zone. We report you decide. Therefore, the article must be true

  3. Re:Just go ahead and censor things... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    As opposed to rational, intelligent adults with lives who don't spend all day reading Slashdot and posting inflammatory comments on Linux articles.

    Get out a bit more, mate.

  4. Re:Forbes is a Microsoft shill anyway by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll










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  5. Re:I'm a zealot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll









    Yeah, no shit! I hate people that have closed minds. Just the other day, I was busy fucking Cmdr Taco up his asshole and his shit was dripping out and onto my balls. I was like, "lick it up, bitch!" and he said "no." SO again I was all like "LICK IT UP, you fucking bitch!" and again Cmdr Taco said "no." So I shoved my dick in his mouth - feces, cum and blood all over it - and I said "You fucking cunt, you need to consider MY perspective! I don't want your filthy shit all over my cock. Now slurp it clean! Quit having a closed mind, you little faggot you." Then we went out for frozen yogurt.











  6. Re:At least get it right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll



    I poop and you eat it. Then your breath smells like poop and you have brown teeth. Your tongue looks like a turd. Not even your mom will kiss you. The only person in the world that will kiss you is Rob Malda and that's only after he's had a few.









  7. Re:Sounds like a Microsoft ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll




    This is a bit of a grey area ...


    Don't you mean a bit of a GAY area? hahhahah

    how about loading the wrapper ...

    Is that when your boyfreind cums in his rubber? hahhaha

    ... separate process that you connect to through a socket, that's ok.

    Yes, this is the United States and what you do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business. But I don't want my kids on the bus to have to see it! ahahahaha!

    I should mention IANAL...

    No, but it should read I'm into ANAL. hahahhahahha!










  8. Re:Of course! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll




    hahah, spot on!

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  9. Fscking spelling by skamp · · Score: 0, Troll

    Can't anyone spell it right? It's definitely, for crying out loud!

  10. Ralph Nader and Cisco by AtariAmarok · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ralph Nader, a big critic of the Microsoft monopoly, is very rich from investments in Cisco, which has much more of a monopoly control in its field ('Net routers) than Microsoft has over the "The Desktop".

    Show your displeasure and refuse to vote for Nader. Oops, forgot, he only represents the interest of 1% of the voters already. There has to be some other way to get at this sanctimonions hypocrite. I know, buy yourself a Corvair!

    --
    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
  11. Summary for those who don't want to RTFA by jejones · · Score: 0, Troll

    The FSF is evil for enforcing the GPL, as opposed to proprietary software companies, who are doing the right thing when they enforce their licenses.

  12. Re:Of course! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yes it would be much better for EVERYONE if we cannot buy cheap hardware. Its much more important for some dope-smoking free-love hippies to get their hands on Cisco's hard work.

    Lets ensure no one will innovate on any software from FSF.

    Innovation is great, but the idiots in the free software community thinks it sprouts from trees or in Joe Schmoe's free time after working at McDonalds.

    Actually, it happens at those EVIL corporations. You green-party sounding retards really are pathetic. Most of the modern convieniences and advances you use and love were made possible to the average consumer by corporations, NOT free software.