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Software Livre, Anyone?

Posted by timothy on from the one-lump-or-emilio-umeoka dept.

tbray writes "They just had this huge OSS conference in Brazil. One good write-up by Simon Phipps is here. And hey, down there, OSS and Java play nice together."

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  1. The Microsoft Guide To Wealth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Microsoft's representative Emilio Umeoka [criticised] the President of Brazil for promoting free software: "I don't know if this is the best way to attract investment into the country. I know this is not the best way to create a base of development from which to export because there's no revenue from something free."

    Apparently, the business plan that Microsoft is encouraging Brazil to follow is:

    1) Send money to Microsoft.

    2) ???

    3) Profit!!!

  2. Microsoft to Brazil: by Slur · · Score: 3, Funny

    "So what are we, chopped livre?!"

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  3. Re:Open Source and Java by ShinmaWa · · Score: 2, Funny

    I suggest you read a book on arguing.

    Okay.

    You're not too good with this logic thing.

    That would be, ummmm.. "ad hominem"

    You would have to show it to be invalid, not just unsubstantiated.

    That would be... that's right: "shifting the burden of proof". (Magic exists because no one has proven it doesn't.)

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  4. If you lived in the U.S. ... by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you lived in the U.S., you would soon become VERY tired of easy women.