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Open Source As Legal Time Bomb
Hwyman writes "TechWorld is reporting on the latest attack on open-source software by the Microsoft-backed Alexis de Toqueville Institution (ADTI). Many here will remember ADTI's previous assertion that Linux Torvald was NOT the true father of the Linux kernel. Taking the stance that OSS is in conflict with IP law, ADTI president Kenneth Brown states, 'After a brief glance at much open source software development, it becomes readily apparent that a number of open source practices directly conflict with best practices associated with protecting intellectual property.' With references like 'open sores software,' it's easy to believe that ADTI might be somewhat biased."
Linux is very transparent, but that only matters if someone is looking. Twice in the past year, I've submitted patches to the Linux kernel that contained code that was either copyrighted and/or patented by my employer. Both times my patches were accepted.
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Harvard MBA's are the worst scum on the Earth. I don't know what the cirriculum consists of, but I've dealt with several, and they were both lowly snakes who tried to bring down the company that they worked for. They also steal, slander and bring massive bad karma to wherever they are.
Big corporations will use their lawyers, their lobbyists, and their fortunes to destroy those who innovate, those who want change, those who are competition.
Yea. Keep spouting the party line while the courts finish the touches on their dictatorship. In case you didn't notice, both state and Federal courts successfully gave both Congress and the President the middle finger this week. Regardless of how you feel about the issue at hand, are you happy that you no longer live in a representative government? Oh, you didn't pick up on the issue by how much the party that owns the courts were opposing the congressional majority and the President's efforts to appoint a few opposing justices? Welcome to Amerika's New Order.
Thankfully, plenty of you useful fools exist for the New Order's marketing campaign. Quotes like this are priceless:
Campaign finance reform. Throw out the lobbyists from the legislative process.
Haha! You got your campaign finance reform, didn't you. Oh, I'm so sorry. It actually was pushed by MoveOn's funder George Soros and a bunch of leftist groups to keep YOU out of the political process. It actually lets all the big Democratic-friendly corporations continue to lobby, while little people like you are removed from the process. Some assbandit mouthed off while bragging about how they pulled the wool over Congress's eyes and blew their cover, but he did point out it's too damn late for you fools to do anything about it. It's law now.
Oh, and for all of you useful MoveOn fools, did you know your diety Mr. Soros is one of those Worldcom / Enron thiefs? Apparently even France couldn't be bought off by him this time and upheld his conviction for doing more than Bernie Ebbers, Martha Stewart, etc. did. Still think you're fighting the good cause?
Must suck to be so easy to fool...
Wow, these guys suck! :)
They also have an 892k JPG on one of their pages (christ knows why, it's only 230x143).. a slashdotting on that page would be pretty painful, no?
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