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Re: Twitter, a Proprietary Software Houses, Chooses Free Software for Operations

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____/ Homer on Wednesday 13 Jul 2011 01:12 : \____

> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> ____/ Homer on Tuesday 12 Jul 2011 17:57 : \____
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>>
>>>> Twitter Selects Acquia and Drupal to Power Developer Community
>>>> Website
>>>>
>>>> http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/twitter-selects-acquia-and-drupal-to-power-developer-community-website-1536700.htm
>>> 
>>> Great!
>>> 
>>> Now if they would just switch their proprietary service to the AGPL
>>> licensed StatusNet, based on the Free OStatus standard, and license
>>> their content under the Creative Commons, like identi.ca... I might
>>> even consider signing up.
>>
>> You can sign up for an account in Identi.ca (as I did after persistent
>> suggestions from Tony Manco) and later create a similar account in
>> Twitter to merely get copies of what you do in Identi.ca (in Identi.ca
>> settings you can automate this).
> 
> Whatever way it winds-up on Twitter's server, it still becomes subject
> to their proprietary terms and conditions, promotes their proprietary
> service, and is processed and delivered by their proprietary software.
> 
> Thanks, but no thanks.

The same is available for free on the original service.

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