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----- Original Message ----- From: Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 4, 2006 12:16:14 PM GMT-0200 Subject: Re: [plug] Open source bill – it’s about time On 8/4/06, Junix Gaspar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 7/27/06, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 7/27/06, thad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Stallman is the no1 supporter of Chavez in US, just read read his blog. > In > > > > WTF!!!! > > ??? > > > > fact he even endorse to to fill in gas at Citgo, one of the biggest > > > distributor of gas here in US, owned by Venezuela which Chavez > nationalized. > > > Is it anti-american--- this is all but FUD. Look at Fortune top 500 > > > companies none of them are consistent in using pure proprietary > softwares > > > > Im not saying Linux is anti american. Im saying that the bill is anti > > american. Its stupid to take that stand because the suppliers of the > > microprocessors we are using are americans and when we buy a computer > > they get the profit. Its like running an insurgency against americans > > then buying ammunition from them. > > > > > anymore, they have been in the Linux band wagon even before the lefties > have > > > realized it. > > > > > > thad > > > > > > > Just for the record I have nothing against Americans and im not an > > anti american psycho zealot. > > Where did you find the bill that made you say that it was anti american? > > I read the article, it looks ok? or did I miss something? > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > >From Manila Standard. "1. The country can reduce reliance and spending on imports. Most proprietary operating systems and business applications come from the United States, and developing countries such as the Philippines end up importing millions of dollars worth of software licenses. On the other hand, FOSS by its very nature can be obtained at no or very little cost, resulting in substantial foreign exchange savings." It seems to say "the imperialist US is ripping us off via software licenses!". I never heard anyone in the GRP complaining about licensing cost at all! I know rich countries like the Netherlands and Germany did. I wonder why. -- things i hate about my linux pc: 1. it takes more than a second to boot up 2. keeps asking about filenames and directories 3. does not remember what i was working on yesterday 4. does not remember all the changes i have ever made 5.cannot figure out necessary settings by itself _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
