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Editor's Note: Yes, I Guess We Linux Fools Are Pretty Weird
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| It's not just the big-time robber barons,
| but all the way down the foodchain. I just
| know that someone is going to comment "But
| businesses care only about maximizing
| profits, otherwise shareholders will sue
| them and bad stuff like that." Please. Don't
| bother because it's garbage. It's excusing
| unethical behavior. Businesses are run by
| people with plenty of values, though
| sometimes the wrong ones. It's akin to
| saying that businesspeople must lie, cheat,
| and exploit because that is the only path to
| success. Hey everyone does it.
|
| Rip off the artists, musicians and creators
| because they're too stupid and weak to
| protect their own interests. Gouge the
| freelancers, abuse employees, rip off your
| own customers, buy yourself favorable
| legislation. I don't call success that comes
| at the expense of damaging other people
| success. That is failure.
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-12-12-008-35-OP-BZ-CY
Related:
The ethics of Open Source FUD
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| I don't have to argue here that the FOSS community has been the victim of
| FUD tactics a number of times. To name a few myths: no support, open to
| attack, unprofessional, viral licenses and so on. Each and every time
| the community has answered in a appropriate, accurate and responsible
| way. But how effective has that been? Well, not. We're fighting it
| every day.
|
| The main problem are the media, the large 'professional' websites. These
| are the websites managers read. And what do they read there? "Is Linux
| ready for the desktop?" or worse: "Linux is not ready for the desktop".
|
| [...]
|
| The FUD doesn't seem to stop and it doesn't stop at these so-called
| 'professional' websites. In the previous blog, I've shown you how
| closed-source companies try to tighten their grip on the press even
| further. The bullying goes on, and although subtle and hidden from the
| public eye, we haven't seen anything yet. I'm deeply concerned about this
| and the effects it might have for our community and our projects.
|
| [...]
|
| We've been nuked for years now by lawyers, spin-doctors, publicity moguls
| and politicians. And you still want me to play mr. Nice Guy?
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http://thebeez.vnunetblogs.com/the_beez_speaks/2006/09/the_ethics_of_o.html
Microsoft: Unethically Dominating the Security Industry
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| If you were to look up "monopoly" in the dictionary, then you'd probably
| find mentions of the beloved board game and Microsoft - at least that's
| how some people think it should be. Internet Explorer and Windows
| Media Player in particular have put them in hot water in the past,
| and they?ve learned some hard lessons and been fined for unbelievably
| large amounts of money because of how they've handled their software.
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http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2367&Itemid=449
http://tinyurl.com/yfdec9
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