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To: Golden Eagle

You then have the same complaint against Shareware and Freeware, right? It's not Open Source that is the problem, but availability, if I am reading your response correct. And availability is a tough thing to control.

Open Source is about what it describes - the source code. You are not lamenting only the open source movement, but freeware, shareware and any channels of distribution of any software where that software may end up in a country we are not friendly with.


166 posted on 10/12/2006 11:16:50 AM PDT by graf008
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To: graf008

It's a half dozen things or more, but they all pretty much boil down to are there leftists and communists involved, and are they benefitting from something free from the US? Specifically, when the North Koreans legally download open source software from us for free to build their nuclear program , there's an obvious problem. Your opinion admitted previously is it isn't a problem, so we're just not ever going to agree.


169 posted on 10/12/2006 11:34:57 AM PDT by Golden Eagle (Buy American. While you still can.)
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