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Turning open source users into criminals

Posted by rpm007 on · 11 comments
MyBroadband; By Alastair Otter
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A powerful US lobby group is trying to have pro-open source countries listed as being "anti-capitalism". Open source software is anti-capitalism and undermines intellectual property. It's not a new claim against free and open source software, but now a new report suggests that a pro-proprietary lobby group has not only been pushing this line around the globe but is also looking to get pro-open source countries listed on the US' Special 301 watchlist.

Open source software is anti-capitalism and undermines intellectual property. It's not a new claim against free and open source software, but now a new report suggests that a pro-proprietary lobby group has not only been pushing this line around the globe but is also looking to get pro-open source countries listed on the US' Special 301 watchlist.

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I'm told that my country already is on this "301 watch list", so no change for me.

In other news, representatives of my country voted against secrecy in ACTA negotiations.

And they say we're very close allies of the US ;) [And yet still no visa-free travel for us!]

Forgive me, it's 2 a.m. over here... I should go to sleep.
Probably that evil bastion of anti-capitalism: Canada!

That's as weird as thinking open source promotes piracy!
Poland IIRC, but not sure.
> And I also hope to have time soon to write about my Xfce experience.

I was remembering Thailand or Indonesia, but as with Hans, I'm not sure.
Hans remembered right :) The country that everybody forgot except for Bush ;)
> Hans remembered right :)

Maybe I'm remembering nikkels,
I nie zapomnę, jezuch.

(I do not forget.)
Quoting:I nie zapomnę, jezuch.

(I do not forget.)


Actually it translates to "I won't forget" ;)
Well, I've remembered for this long, so that is true, too.
Living in Chicago, I don't think of Poland as a very foreign country!

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