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The Situation Now (2019)
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| This particular day was very important for Sam and
| the PSF, though. It was the day they launched
| their âGNU/Linux Liesâ campaign in downtown
| Seattle, explaining to passer-byers why proprietary
| software is more ethical than Free Software. The
| PSF had been facing greater difficulties ever since
| 2016, when the Closed Source Initiative was
| founded. This organization focused only on the
| practical benefits of proprietary software. Their
| stance was less powerful because it wasnât based on
| ethics and philosophy, yet it gained so much more
| momentum. Instead of fighting for essential
| developer rights, the Closed Source Initiative
| advocated that companies cannot free their source
| code, because doing so loses them some business
| opportunities. While closed source campaigns still
| helped the cause of the PSF, they defeated the
| point that developers should be able to do whatever
| they want with the software they create.
|
| Unfortunately, though the cause was ethical, Sam
| and the PSF could not seem to get much traction.
| Any traction that was made for proprietary software
| was made by the closed source movement, not the
| proprietary software movement. It seemed that
| ethics didnât matter anymore. The world was using
| this unethical âFree Softwareâ with no regards
| whatsoever for the rights of the developers.
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http://trombonechamp.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/the-situation-now-2019/
Linux Outlaws 115 - GNUbucks Coffee
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| On this show, which has been massively delayed due
| to Fab being taken out by the flu, we talk about
| GNU Bucks, Alan Turing being nominated for
| knighthood, Linux saving an Aussie power company
| and we also get into a massive discussion about
| sexism in the community.
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http://linuxoutlaws.com/podcast/115
Recent:
What if microsoft were to go Open Source?
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| The microsoft programs would be ported to run on more
| architectures and processors. There would be native versions of
| msoffice, visio, etc. running on Linux, BSD, Solaris and MacOS. I
| also think that microsofts programs would get a thorough going
| over with a fine toothed comb and become more efficient with many
| bugs and security problems being fixed. There would also be
| faster and more timely patches being released resulting in less
| zero day exploits.
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http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/what-if-microsoft-were-to-go-open-source-34453
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