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Considerations For FLOSS Hackers About Oracle vs. Google

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 3 comments
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Many have already opined about the Oracle v. Google lawsuit filed last week. As you might expect, I'm not that worried about what company sues what company for some heap of cash; those sort of for-profit wranglings just aren't what concerns me. Rather, I'm focused on what this event means for the future of software freedom. And, I think even at this early stage of the lawsuit, there are already a few lessons for the Free Software community to learn.

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Comments (3)

kenholmz ·
I look forward to your usual intelligent, reasoned thoughts on this article, but please tell me...has the use of opine (and its derivatives) become more common recently or have I just not noticed it? And have I crossed the line from opine to whine?
TxtEdMacs ·
Quoting: [...] have [you] crossed the line from opine to whine?
Don't know, but paraphrasing Orson Wells, " ... the best whine takes it's time".

YBT
kenholmz ·
Thanks, TxtEdMacs, I needed that.

Reading the article and the links reminds me once again that "cold war" isn't just about nations.

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