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[Discuss] Why use Linux?



On 02/11/2014 06:45 PM, Rich Braun wrote:
> In what situation would I use Linux vs. something else?
>

one thing you have not mentioned are any back doors put in proprietary
operating systems by the orders of the US government. while it may not
be relevant to many, it is relevant to some people [and i'm talking
about whistle blowers or human rights activists instead of child porn
merchants].

open source is going to be a choice made by people trying to limit their
participation in the vast surveillance [whoops, "communications"] network.


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