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The Closed Source Detour
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| You see, non-Free software is a detour on the
| way to Software Freedom. Sometimes you might
| have to take a detour to get to where you need
| to go, sure. But youâd rather not, and no one
| save perhaps a roadside vendor or two pretends
| that the detour route is just as good as the
| desired route.
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| One does not choose not Free Software out of
| desire but one may settle on a not Free
| solution out of immediate necessity, but that
| actually a limited-term compromise. Itâs not a
| matter of arguing that not Free software canât
| be useful or should never be used; it is
| recognizing that not Free software is a detour,
| a distraction, something that increases the
| time it takes to reach the desired destination.
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http://www.the-source.com/2009/11/the-closed-source-detour/
Recent:
Why Security by Obscurity Fails, Part 674
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| Although these are physical, rather than software locks, the lesson is the
| same: there is no such thing as an unpickable lock, there is no such thing as
| unhackable software, even if it's closed and encrypted. Since *someone* will
| be able to find the flaws in your software, you may as well open it open so
| that they can be found and fixed. Go open source.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/06/why-security-by-obscurity-fails-part.html
Should you report your new firm's pirated software?
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| â So he's got say 20 workstations all running Windows XP and
| Microsoft Office, with Outlook as a mail client. Tell him he can
| save Â5,000 on his software if he moves to Linux, and also save
| himself from having to upgrade his hardware for the next five
| years. He's legal, has saved a small fortune, and you're in for a
| rise!
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/30/pirate-software-you-decide
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