Microsoft hits new ethical low point?

[smith at missioncriticallinux.com (Jeffry Smith)]

> I could not resist any longer
>  
> > When Allchin says "I worry if the government encourages open source",
> 
> Does he (Allchin) mean the same government that funded large amounts of
> computer research and threatened contractors who did not release source code
> with not getting any future contracts before there was even a Microsoft? 
> 
> No, he can't mean that same US Federal government. Also he can't mean that
> same Federal government that recently made some source code available under
> the GPL as an example on how to make Linux even more secure. Not that same
> Government that used open source software to build supercomputers. And so
> on, ....

The same Government that, according to law, cannot own copyright on anything 
they produce (it must be public domain - however, contractor produced stuff 
can be copyrighted, with the Gov't getting perpetual rights).

> 
> Since Microsoft can't effectively bully the Open Source community the way
> they have dealt with every other threat, they are very ineptly trying to go
> after the court of public opinion which they will hopefully lose.
> 
> I plan on using some of the arguments made by Charlie in my own advocacy of
> "Open Source"/"Free" software. 
> 
> 
> Charlie - I agree with Dave that you get post of the week. Grand Job! 

Yep, a great response to Allchin.

jeff

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