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Re: Is Oracle's Latest Move Proof of Proprietary Software Failure or Capitalistic Ethics Failure?

  • Subject: Re: Is Oracle's Latest Move Proof of Proprietary Software Failure or Capitalistic Ethics Failure?
  • From: "billwg" <bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: 27 Oct 2006 08:21:37 -0700
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Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> |
> | "This is capitalism, we are competing," Ellison later said during
> | the question-and-answer session following his announcement. "We are trying
> | to offer a better product at a lower price."
> `----        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Easy when you just nick your rival's code and strip off all the trademarked
> bits.
>
Are you suggesting that there should be no competition in supporting
OSS products?  Seems kind of lame.


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