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South African Minister Locks Horns With Microsoft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the speaking-truth-to-monoploy dept.

naheiw writes "The South African minister of public service and administration on Monday addressed the opening of the Idlelo 3 free software conference in Dakar, Senegal, saying that software patents posed a considerable threat to the growth of the African software sector (video). Microsoft responded aggressively, saying that 'there is no such thing as free software. Nobody develops software for charity.'"

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  1. Microsoft Open License Charity program by jbeaupre · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/open/opencharity.mspx

    Oh, the irony! Or is it hypocrisy?

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