Posted on 08/27/2005 2:23:40 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
Opening up code can impact security, both positively and negatively depending on circumstance, but outside of those issues I don't mind anyone opening code up for review, only. What I absolutely don't believe in is GPL licensing of that code as designed by leftist fanatic Richard Stallman, especially if that software is nothing more than a freeware clone of an already existing commercial product, that then ends up stealing business from the US when these foreign governments then standardize on the clone. So using your example, I am extremely opposed to the freeware fake of .NET called "Mono".
Okay, so basically your posting has no basis in fact, just a biased attempt to make one company look bad ... that's fine. Let's move on.
If that's what you have to tell yourself to feel better about having no supporting evidence for your initial claim, then that's fine. You move on...but everyone else here will remember.
WRONG. Cisco sold the product. They had no control over how the Chinese Communists configured it. Microsoft, on the other hand, altered their product to accommodate the Communist tyrants.
Please at least try to comprehend the issue.
The DNC's attempts at legislating requirements for our various government offices to use only open source software. Thankfully none have so far passed (that I know of), and were at least watered down by republicans to say they only must consider open source, but are not required by law to use it. But even requiring them to consider it, in every instance of software deployment, is poor legislation in my opinion.
Yes, but she didn't register here ... and on the same day make calls to murder millions of people.
People here at the Free Republic DO NOT call for liberals to be KILLED, no matter what places like Democratic Underground say. Move to Canada maybe, but not killed.
Posting stuff like that makes the good people of FR look bad and that makes you look like a cowardly DU troll.
This is not the right way to spend your first day at Free republic.
Exactly.
Everyone understands the issue with you just fine, being that you're emotionally incapable of discusing these issues due to your psychotic fixation on all things Micosoft. This is just another example, as in this specific case, both Google and Yahoo were already censoring information before Microsoft ever did.
Bottom line, despite your obvious obsession, this discussion is not specifically always and only about Microsoft. It's about the open source threat to all propritary software, and how communist governments abroud and "useful idiots" here in the US are making that threat real. Maybe one day a light will go off and you'll finally be capable of mature adult conversation on the matter. But so far, it doesn't look like it.
Back to 300 baud, but more to share photos than free software. The only software I usually lusted after were new comm apps out of a desire for greater performance. And no, I sure don't miss those days!
Oh calm down, little man. Get a grip on yourself.
Go ahead, make an even bigger fool of yourself if you like. But there's no denying that's exactly what you just did.
ROTFLOL! What color is the sky in your world, nutbar?
Why don't you just do us all a favor, and move to Kerala? Sounds like you would fit in perfectly well, and should be much, much happier to be surrounded by those of like thinking.
And what concern is it to you or anyone else not living these countries? Not like it's our business to begin with.
Unfortunately, the DNC is trying the same there here in select areas of the US, thankfully they've so far been stopped, but many aren't even aware that they're trying.
And you worry about something as ineffectual as the DNC? The reasons for its adoption have nothing to do with moonbats. Though their championing it irritates me no end. It forces Microsoft and others to lower prices and compete. This is a "good thing".
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