The Software God Delusion
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| Open source isn’t religion; it’s an evolution of the software industry.
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http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/06/the_software_go.html
Here is the head of the Microsoft sockpuppet (Yankee Group) trying to suggest
that Open Source is a "religion".
Taking a cynical view of open source
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| The vendors were tripping over themselves swearing allegiance to the
| open source movement. It was like Republicans genuflecting at the
| graven image of Ronald Reagan. They were testifying that the Really
| Smart Enterprise Users (RSEU) were demanding, actually demanding,
| lots of solutions here. And each of them was going to be first
| in line.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/8932218FC099AE3CCC2572DE007D14E7
They tried "communism" (rebel), they tried "cancer" (illness), they
tries "unamerican" (partriotism), and now they try "dangerous zealot/fanatic"
(religion).
Have we raised a generation of technology drones?
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| I have been in the IT field long enough to remember when we didn't
| live in a Microsoft centric world. Several office applications from
| different vendors existed: Wordstar, Ami Pro/Word Pro, WordPerfect,
| Word, etc. Everyone had their preferences, based on needs, personal
| preferences, support and sometimes just on having learned a particular
| application first. Microsoft's domination in the office and now
| educational desktop seems to have led to a generation of technology
| drones. How can competition exist when anything not produced by Microsoft
| is considered to be a lesser product?
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/have_we_raised_a_generation_of_technology_drones
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