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Microsoft's Chief Exec For Latin America Says 'Open' Means 'Incompetent'
An anonymous reader writes "The President of Microsoft Latin America, in criticizing the Brazilian government for its support of open source software, claimed that declaring something open is how you 'mask incompetence.' That seems especially funny coming from Microsoft, who has used 'closed' to mask incompetence for years. I thought 'open' meant that people could find and fix (or ignore) incompetence, whereas closed meant you were stuck with the incompetence."
Open means Incompetent?
That can't be right. I thought it meant not quite finished and don't expect documentation.
Put the flame throwers down... it's a joke.
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I bought a pair of open-toed sandals but only one of them fell apart so you're both wrong!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_Open_XML
1) You say that like it's a bad thing.
2) Well yeah, what's your point?
3) You must be new here.
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
That the pot calling the kettle black if ever I've heard it!
Thank God. I don't know what we would have done if you hadn't shown up, Captain Obvious.
I recall the last time Stallman visited Argentina, he spent more time with politicians than with programmers.
Wow. We've had some bad diplomats in the past but... wow. The cake has been taken.
Comment of the year
Wait a minute, he just meant he would have been more competent if he had kept his mouth shut!
After looking at your (very well written!) documentation, all I can say is that I'm so very sorry you actally has to write that program. Its mere existence hints at a goldmine of WTFery.