____/ [H]omer on Thursday 18 October 2007 08:11 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> ____/ [H]omer on Thursday 18 October 2007 04:01 : \____
>>
>>> Yet another example of how proprietary licensing can be immoral,
>>> and in this case, actually dangerous.
>>
>> There are cases of lost lives. For example, Microsoft's proprietary
>> formats and software led to chaos in disaster recovery where crucial
>> details could not be fetched. I can find an article if you're
>> interested.
>
> It's the articles you /can't/ find that are most interesting, such as
> the inevitable screw-up that occur in the military, because they are
> using Redmond's finest Slopware. It happens in private business, so it
> stands to reason that it happens there too, of course we'll never know
> the details ... only the consequences. It makes you wonder how many
> people may have died because of a BSOD. Food for thought.
>
Heh. Military fraud. Forget about BSoD. Some people are actually making big
heaps of money, which grow as a function of deaths in an unnecessary war.
http://www.youtube.com/v/MK1hIbDpH-g
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