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Open Source Life?
JimCricket writes "What happens when a bio-cracker unleashes a plant virus on all the wheat in North America, and the genetic code to 'Wheat 2.0' is closed-source, patented code owned by a corporation? Should life be Open Source? Download Aborted takes a look at this issue."
...ultimately creating genetic viruses that override us and make us slaves to the system!
Aren't we all on low carb diets anyway?
who's moderating the meta-moderators?
Another great win for corperate America!!!
And don't forget the F.U.D. that will be spread about any opensource that does come out. How do you know that Wheat is safe to eat without Wheat 2.0 Update?
I officially put my own genetic code under the terms of the LGPL. You can redistribute me and my clones as you like, as long as they remain in the LGPL themselves. If I participate in the reproduction, all the better. You see, the reason I put it in the LGPL is that I am not picky as to who I "link my code" with ;)
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So, can I release my genes under the GPL? Or will I have to find a different license?
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We'll be able to clean up the "intellectual property" law train wreck pretty easily once all the lawyers have starved to death, anyway.
Also, I predict that it will become illegal to import cheaper wheat from Canada due to "safety considerations".
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The universe is closed source, and theres been no problems, if it was open source I don't think we'd have as many hackers hacking on stuff, reverse engineering the cosmos.
Didn't you see mimic? The won't die because you engineered them to, they'll get bigger and bigger and then start killing humans. Just like the wheat obviouslly would.
Everyone knows not to eat wheat 1.0, but wait for a later version.
It's too buggy.
GMO could escape its farm environment and reproduce in the wild, gradually replacing the formerly dominant species on a genetic level.
Ye gods! It's xbill all over again!
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Murderous, rampaging plant life is generally best combatted with the strains of "Puberty Love".
Start a happiness pandemic
in the exciting world of the future, the RIAA will have rid the world of music file sharing, but something else will have risen to take it's place.
oh, what a battle it will be, the PSAA (porn studios association of america) versus the renegade pirates, who fight to keep the genetic information of their favourite 'actors' flowing freely.
mkay, that last bit sounded dirtier in print.
A virus... that kills all the wheat in the US... hmm...
Curse you, Atkins! Curse youuuuuu!!
Your plan, lacking '????', is fundamentally flawed. *grin*
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Since when did blogs become a credible news (much less academic) source?
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For that matter, grandchildren would then be considered "derivative works", giving an exponentially increasing revenue source.
"They're not my kids, they're my IP portfolio."
Alright, folks, if your genes were GPLed, then all the derrivative works from those genes have to be released to the public. There would be no one single "ownership" of those genes.
Consequentially, that means there is no obligation to wait until said product is 18yrs old before it reaches EOL with the current maintainer. Since the product is GPLed, it theoretically can be picked up and maintained by anyone and everyone that wishes to do so. If anyone should profit from publicly reselling the product, they are required to um...release the genetic material along with all the enhancements and alterations to the bastard's DNA.
I'm more surprised someone hasn't gone to Monsanto HQ and blown away the board of directors. Nothing stops a problem like a bullet.
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They'll just claim prior art.
merely cleaning the scum out of the gene pool.