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On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 09:58:42PM -0800, Beaker (aka Jeff W) wrote:
> My guess is thier opposition is based on the association of "open
> source" with the GPL => goes against their stated support of
> intellectual property rights. AFAIK, this bill doesn't stipulate
> consideration of GPL'ed software, just that the software be open source,
> of which there are many license alternatives. Maybe they need some
> educating :)
They are an interest group made up of proprietary software vendors to
fight piracy of their products (ie, to make sure they continue to get
paid..) Open Source and standards is contrary to their mission of making
money with proprietary software and standards.
- --
Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bring our troops home!
I am practicing a fine point of ethics. It is acceptable to shoot back.
It is not acceptable to shoot first.
-- Zed Pobre
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