On 2006-06-29, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted something concerning:
> The broader implications of open source
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>| Even Bill Gates now knows the value of open source collaboration. His
>| Foundation brings experts from many intellectual silos together and
>| achieves breakthroughs. The Foundation cooperates broadly with others,
>| none worrying about taking credit, just solving the problem.
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Why not? Ultimately the credit is his, and the world is one step closer
to forgetting he's only able to do what he does because he's screwed
many people and killed off better, less-powerful companies by employing
unethical and illegal methods.
And /that's/ the problem he's aiming to fix.
--
A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
-- Benjamin Franklin
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