dapunka <dapunka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On 7 Aug, 00:49, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Shuttleworth grasps open source political message
>>
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>> | But it's Shuttleworth's swipes at Microsoft and his rallying of anti-American
>> | sentiment which I believe will be the headlines, and should be.
>> `----
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong: But Shuttleworth isn't American is he?
> Canonical isn't American is it? So what the hell is so wrong, and so
> news-worthy, about the guy spieling shit that isn't pro-America?
Well, no, he's from RSA, and Canonical is headquartered in the IOM,
which is part of the British Isles, indeed, it's a British protectorate.
>
> Or is it "unpatriotic" for a non-American to care about stuff other
> than America's interest?
>
Well, US interest is hard to define here anyway; I would say that free
software is in the overall interests of the US, but Microsoft would
claim otherwise.
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