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From "Happy Hacking" to "Screw You"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-we're-sad dept.

tquid writes "Trying to bridge the digital divide in Canada's poorest postal code, a principled group of hackers adopt "open source"-based technology spun off from an MIT project. Then the terms on the hardware are changed, and changed again, and then firmware to lock out the frustrated group's software is installed, screwing them out of their investment and many hours of development work."

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  1. And, yet again... by Borommakot_15 · · Score: 0, Troll

    No good deed goes unpunished.

    Blame Canada... blame Canada...

  2. Re:Vendor lockin is a myth by Steauengeglase · · Score: 1, Troll

    Speaking of not being politically savvy. A non-technocrat positision on Slashdot? Come on, really?