[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> What ramparts? Remember: we're open!
>
> So I'd say: "They're on the defensive, let's a-t-t-a-c-k"! :-)
>
> Actually, there are a lot of analogs between the OSS/Proprietary "war"
> and the Minuteman/British war. However, just remember that we
> (Americans) almost lost that war because of lack of will, loss of nerve,
> and insufficient capitalization (remember Washington at Valley Forge).
>From the ZDnet article (speech by M$ exec craig mundie):
(http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2715210,00.html)
> He likened the GPL, which rejects traditional copyright in favor of
> open sharing of any advances made in software design,
Since they are deliberately misconstruing (OK the'yre lying about)
the GPL, it's up to us to get the message straight.
The GPL does not reject the traditional copyright. In fact, it uses it
to prevent OUR intellectual property rights from being stolen.
What they're complaining about, is that we are suggesting that their
property isn't worth what they are charging for it. The fact that they
bought or stole most of it is another issue. I find it amusing that they
even use the word intellectual.
There is a saying in the human rights field:
"If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention".
M$ is the moral equivalent of the Asian-Pacific sweatshops, or the
neighborhood drug dealers.
Bob Sparks
Linux mouth
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