Is Sharing Software Capitalist or Communist?
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| And why is sharing so "Communist", anyway? Don't Capitalists pride themselves
| on sharing their money? Is it better to share money or software? Is it better
| to share money or food? Most 'conservatives' (and many 'liberals') recite the
| proverb, "it's better to teach a man to fish for himself." So again, how is
| sharing Communist?
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http://blue-gnu.biz/content/sharing_software_capitalist_or_communist
Related:
Microsoft's man in Europe carries communist-era baggage
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| That report sparked a flurry of speculation in Czech media and online
| chat rooms about Muehlfeit's role under the communist regime, and it
| elicited a public statement at the time from Microsoft, which
| supported Muehlfeit's integrity.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/microsofts-man-europe-carries-communist-era/story.aspx?guid=%7BA26DE642%2DD6BC%2D4946%2DA2A7%2D158330F9E89B%7D&siteid=yhoof
First Islamic Operating System designed
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| Isfahan-based Aal-ul-Bait International Assembly has for the first
| time manufactured and presented to markets an Islamic version of
| Windows XP with various options.
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http://www.taliyanews.com/en/archive/2007/02/first_islamic_operating_system.php
Vietnam Praised for Economic Reforms
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| "Vietnam has demonstrated to the world its capacity for quantum leaps,"
| said Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer for
| Microsoft Corp.
|
| "It's clear that the government has recognized that broad-based
| reform and economic liberalization are essential to Vietnam's
| integration into the global economy," Mundie said.
|
| [...]
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| The summit has brought fresh opportunities, with Vietnam signing
| two deals with U.S. companies worth $1.5 billion.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061116/apec_ceo_summit.html?.v=2
Treachery In The Trenches
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| I believe that most people do not grasp the immense entity of Microsoft.
| This is an organization and a man who commands the attention and bidding
| of world leaders. On a recent trip to America, the President of China
| spent his first evening in the United States, not with our President,
| but Bill Gates. He was the guest of the Gates mansion that first
| evening and the guest of honor for a dinner attended by over one
| hundred people. Why? To ask him to crack down on Software piracy
| and to insure that his computer manufacturers put Microsoft Windows
| on thier newly made machines instead of shipping them with no OS. He
| didn't see the President of the United States for over 36 hours...he
| spent that time with Bill Gates at his home and at the Redmond
| Campus.
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http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/88-Treachery-In-The-Trenches.html
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