Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> Why I Use Linux: Lofton's Story
[...]
> http://www.itnewstoday.com/?p=557
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It is very simple: intellectual honesty. How can I teach students about
IP rights and responsibilities if I am using pirated and stolen IP based
tools in class or in my office.
[/quote]
A very disappointing article.
I expected it to be an analysis of how the concept of "IP" /itself/ is
dishonest, but it turns out to actually support the misconception of
"piracy", and simply expounds the need to blindly obey corrupt laws
without dissent.
--
K.
http://slated.org
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| "The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's throat, for which
| the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf
| denounces him for the same act, as the destroyer of liberty.
| Plainly the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of
| the word liberty; and precisely the same difference prevails today
| among human creatures." ~ Abraham Lincoln
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