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[Discuss] Govt Source Code Policy



On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 12:18 PM, David Rysdam <david at rysdam.org> wrote:

> "Greg Rundlett (freephile)" <greg at freephile.com> writes:
> > If the government actually goes through with 'open sourcing' their work,
> > it's actually a giant corporate handout because companies will have
> greater
> > access to publicly funded works that they can then incorporate into
> > proprietary works.
>
> By that argument, roads are a "giant corporate handout" because shipping
> and schools are a "giant corporate handout" because they teach useful
> skills.
>

Software is completely different than roads or schools.  But you already
know that.  So I don't know why you're making this argument.

Greg Rundlett
https://eQuality-Tech.com <https://equality-tech.com/>
https://freephile.org



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