I don't think you understand. There will be no free software since a large and critical mass of what makes a functional OS was and even is today being reverse- engineered. You won't have an option to use free software. That is what you are about to be deprived of. Read the UCITA carefully before commenting.
I am not sure you people are aware of the magnitude of reverse-engineering that has taken place in Linux. In short, Samba is lossed but this is only the beginning. Much of the kernel code was and even is being reverse- engineered as well as very key hardware drivers. Also, some of the compiler coding was reverse engineered. To make matters worse, any exiting data/file format that is labeled proprietary would have to be reverse engineered to employ it. So, with no Samba, no kernel, no drivers, no compiler what is left of the open source movement. This is a clear reinforce existing monopoly law that affirms the government's ability to enforce anti-competitive behavior. Also, think about this, who would dare to use any proprietary software and be locked into proprietary formats forever. But with not alternative remaining what choice would anyone have. My point is don't be naive to think that you only lose Samba. There is reverse engineering at many levels which was in fact necessary as the coders did not have enough money to buy the protocols outright and release them. And even if they did this what would prevent an existing monopoly to change protocols after they sold out the rights to previous ones. Think of the ramifications of this law as it extneds not just to software but also to hardware as well. It really only serves to maintain the current anti-competitive status quo. The real question is why money is allowed to buy out this government despite its purported (but not actualized) obligations to its citizens.
We haven't forgotten that Scott McNeily, head of Sun, has called GNULinux a commie OS. But, believe this: Our $299 GNULinux Servers from Pogo and others will destroy him in just a short time. He is trapped between the powerful MS monopoly that wants him destroyed and the GNULinux community that wants him gone. There is no where for the RAT to go except down with the sinking ship. Our $299 GNUlinux servers have plenty of iron already and we will have more iron at less cost with the Free Hardware Foundation underway. Sun is finished they are just lingering now. Scott will regret the day he called GNULinux a "commie" OS and we better not find our code being exploited in any of Sun's outrageously priced systems.
What you don't seem to understand is that money rules everything. All these hardware companies work for us and they all share in our huge profits. They really have no interest in free software like Linux except to cherry-pick it for their own proprietary uses.
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I don't think you understand.
There will be no free software
since a large and critical mass
of what makes a functional OS was
and even is today being reverse-
engineered. You won't have an option
to use free software. That is what
you are about to be deprived of.
Read the UCITA carefully before
commenting.
I am not sure you people are
aware of the magnitude of
reverse-engineering that has
taken place in Linux. In short,
Samba is lossed but this is only
the beginning. Much of the kernel
code was and even is being reverse-
engineered as well as very key
hardware drivers. Also, some of the
compiler coding was reverse engineered.
To make matters worse, any exiting
data/file format that is labeled
proprietary would have to be reverse
engineered to employ it. So, with no
Samba, no kernel, no drivers, no compiler
what is left of the open source
movement. This is a clear reinforce
existing monopoly law that affirms
the government's ability to enforce
anti-competitive behavior. Also, think
about this, who would dare to use
any proprietary software and be locked
into proprietary formats forever.
But with not alternative remaining
what choice would anyone have.
My point is don't be naive to think
that you only lose Samba. There is
reverse engineering at many levels
which was in fact necessary as the
coders did not have enough money to
buy the protocols outright and release them.
And even if they did this what would
prevent an existing monopoly to change
protocols after they sold out the
rights to previous ones. Think of the
ramifications of this law as it extneds
not just to software but also to
hardware as well. It really only serves
to maintain the current anti-competitive
status quo. The real question is why money
is allowed to buy out this government
despite its purported (but not actualized)
obligations to its citizens.
Don't you think this was all
planned in advance by the BIG
FISH eat LITTLE FISH capitalist
mongrels?
We haven't forgotten that
Scott McNeily, head of Sun,
has called GNULinux a commie
OS. But, believe this: Our
$299 GNULinux Servers from Pogo
and others will destroy him in
just a short time. He is trapped
between the powerful MS monopoly
that wants him destroyed and the
GNULinux community that wants him
gone. There is no where for the
RAT to go except down with the
sinking ship. Our $299 GNUlinux
servers have plenty of iron already
and we will have more iron at less
cost with the Free Hardware Foundation
underway. Sun is finished they
are just lingering now. Scott will
regret the day he called GNULinux
a "commie" OS and we better not
find our code being exploited in
any of Sun's outrageously priced
systems.
What you don't seem to understand
is that money rules everything.
All these hardware companies work
for us and they all share in our
huge profits. They really have no
interest in free software like Linux
except to cherry-pick it for their
own proprietary uses.