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U.S. Representatives Torpedo UN Information Summit

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the for-the-good-of-all-mankind dept.

StoneLion writes "The United Nations World Summit on Information Society was established to 'harness the potential of knowledge and technology' and to 'find effective and innovative ways to put this potential at the service of development for all.' You'd think open source software would be a natural for many UN member countries. But NewsForge's Joe Barr discovered that the US is driving policy for the organization, and its official position is that 'using free software to achieve the WSIS goals might get in the way of an intellectual property owner's ability to make a profit'; in other words, they want to make the world safe for capitalism." We've mentioned WSIS before. Newsforge and Slashdot are both part of OSDN.

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  1. Unnecessary violence by Doesn't_Comment_Code · · Score: 4, Funny

    U.S. Representatives Torpedo UN Information Summit

    That sounds oftly violent. Why didn't they just try to screw up all the meetings using their influence?

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    1. Re:Unnecessary violence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      US educational system

      What is that?

    2. Re:Unnecessary violence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Didn't Woody Allen marry his daughter?

    3. Re:Unnecessary violence by Tenfish · · Score: 2, Funny

      He didn't want to rob the cradle; he just wanted to sleep in it for a while.

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  2. Sweet, sweet confusion by Rawley · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sweet Don Quixote, why can't they get it through their heads that higher quality is more important than higher profit?

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  3. Re:ugh by DeltaSigma · · Score: 4, Funny

    I simply suggest more torpedos in general.

  4. U.S. Policy by chill · · Score: 3, Funny

    All Your `cat \usr\share\dict\words` Belong To U.S.!

    -chill

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    1. Re:U.S. Policy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny


      You used backslashes? Unix wannabe poseur!

  5. I think Linus had something to say on that by Welsh+Dwarf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wasn't it Linus who said that following that logic, marrage should be illigal, since it interferes with prostitutes makeing a profit?

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  6. Reminds me of SCO defense ... by leoaugust · · Score: 2, Funny
    might get in the way of an intellectual property owner's ability to make a profit

    I know this assertion is attributed to the US Govt, but sounds like Darl from good ole' SCO could have said the exact same thing too!

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  7. THE UN CAN SHOVE IT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    We don't need those lolly gagers any more than we need international law. We don't need to a permission slip to defend our freedom and we don't need one for anything else either. France and the UN can go back to eating cheese and smelling bad while we the glorious United States of America continue to do as we please. Can you pass the ribs please?
    Thanks

    -- George W Bush

  8. Summary of what Michael thinks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I hate Bush. I hate capitalism. I wish we had a one world UN government run by socialists that would have the power to tax americans and also have sovereingty over the U.S.

  9. Re:USA land of the rich, but not free by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, you need not go on. I have already labeled you as a libertarian.