OSS isn't helping the government in this case. If the army can't get open source software, the army will go buy closed source software and spend tax money. Is CompuServe being unethical for selling Windows to a US military official? No. The availability of, or the lack of, open source sotware does not aid or hamper tax-backed government's acquirement of software... but it does save tax-payer's money!
Similarly, the Drugs Fund Terrorism argument is equally flawed. The Atmosphere provides breathing for potential terrorists. Shall we Blast the Atmosphere? No.
I am at Champaign, IL. Service from my ISP is limited to 250 MB per 24 hour. At each hour, they calculate the past 24 hour of activity, and if that is over the limit, depending on the amount it is over by, it will place you into class A, B, or C, which have max transfer rate limits. At C, most internet connections fail.
This is a problem when I run p2p apps, so I end up downloading more than uploading to prevent going over the limit (the 250MB limit adds uploads + downloads -- even "uploads" that occur when my pc is turned off.)
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OSS isn't helping the government in this case. If the army can't get open source software, the army will go buy closed source software and spend tax money. Is CompuServe being unethical for selling Windows to a US military official? No. The availability of, or the lack of, open source sotware does not aid or hamper tax-backed government's acquirement of software... but it does save tax-payer's money!
Similarly, the Drugs Fund Terrorism argument is equally flawed. The Atmosphere provides breathing for potential terrorists. Shall we Blast the Atmosphere? No.
I am at Champaign, IL. Service from my ISP is limited to 250 MB per 24 hour. At each hour, they calculate the past 24 hour of activity, and if that is over the limit, depending on the amount it is over by, it will place you into class A, B, or C, which have max transfer rate limits. At C, most internet connections fail.
This is a problem when I run p2p apps, so I end up downloading more than uploading to prevent going over the limit (the 250MB limit adds uploads + downloads -- even "uploads" that occur when my pc is turned off.)
mmm... pure blood...