Tomorrow is a strong term... Re:RMS again!
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RMS on Java and GPL
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As long as the Java license does not conform to free software standards, we will never have a guarantee that we will still be able to use it freely tommorow
On the other hand, noone can guarantee that we will be able to use Java freely tomorrow it comes with GPL or alike either;) It is pretty easy to change anything tomorrow
I have seen many posts here urging too be serious about Zhirinovskiy, making fearsome comparisons to Hitler and apocalyptic prophecies of what might happen should he emerge as a country leader.
Well, let's examine things a bit more closely and we're gonna see that none of it is close to the truth.
First, he's not so popular at all. At the elections his block gained 6.18% and NONE of the independent candidates was affiliated with his party in any ways. That gives him 17 places out of 450 in "Duma".
Living in Russia, i can assure you that the ideas they proclaim are not too popular among the citizens either, at least among those with common sense, and it's the majority.
Frankly speaking, i would be much more alarmed by the fact that communists still gained 24.5% being the largest party in the new "Duma" again.
Second, if you look at his actions and not his words you're gonna see that his block has never voted against any decisions supported by centric/right wings, which had never said anything about being pro-fascism, nationalistic, anti-west etc. As a rule, LDPR always votes as ruling party wants them to.
The time of Zhirinovskiy and his party has largely passed, he is considered as some kind of clown in the country, though a smart person. I don't think there's any real threat from this side...
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As long as the Java license does not conform to free software standards, we will never have a guarantee that we will still be able to use it freely tommorow
;) It is pretty easy to change anything tomorrow
On the other hand, noone can guarantee that we will be able to use Java freely tomorrow it comes with GPL or alike either
Well, let's examine things a bit more closely and we're gonna see that none of it is close to the truth.
First, he's not so popular at all. At the elections his block gained 6.18% and NONE of the independent candidates was affiliated with his party in any ways. That gives him 17 places out of 450 in "Duma".
Living in Russia, i can assure you that the ideas they proclaim are not too popular among the citizens either, at least among those with common sense, and it's the majority.
Frankly speaking, i would be much more alarmed by the fact that communists still gained 24.5% being the largest party in the new "Duma" again.
Second, if you look at his actions and not his words you're gonna see that his block has never voted against any decisions supported by centric/right wings, which had never said anything about being pro-fascism, nationalistic, anti-west etc. As a rule, LDPR always votes as ruling party wants them to.
The time of Zhirinovskiy and his party has largely passed, he is considered as some kind of clown in the country, though a smart person. I don't think there's any real threat from this side...