Posted by: Ciaran O'Riordan
on June 23, 2004 11:18 AM
> Microsoft's FUD keeps on failing
That depends on what it's purpose is. If they think they can convince people that their software is better or cheaper than Free Software, then they're fighting an impossible battle. But I don't think that's their real goal.
MS's sock puppet (SCO) has distracted both the mass media, and us, from the real problems facing our community. DMCA2, software patents, and Trusted Computing are the real threats - and we're sitting around patting ourselves on the back for rebutting their FUD? (and the rebuttal is made to the choir, not the recipients of the FUD)
We have to start concentrating on the real threats. FSF's <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/server/takeaction.html" title="gnu.org">Take Action</a gnu.org> page has some good links. People in the EU: the big issue is software patentability (<A HREF="http://swpat.ffii.org/" title="ffii.org">info</a ffii.org>, <A HREF="http://kwiki.ffii.org/index.cgi?SwpatcninoEn" title="ffii.org">latest news</a ffii.org>, <A HREF="http://ifso.ie/projects/swpats.html" title="ifso.ie">summary</a ifso.ie>).
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Re:When will people wake up?
Posted by: Ciaran O'Riordan on June 23, 2004 11:18 AMThat depends on what it's purpose is. If they think they can convince people that their software is better or cheaper than Free Software, then they're fighting an impossible battle. But I don't think that's their real goal.
MS's sock puppet (SCO) has distracted both the mass media, and us, from the real problems facing our community. DMCA2, software patents, and Trusted Computing are the real threats - and we're sitting around patting ourselves on the back for rebutting their FUD? (and the rebuttal is made to the choir, not the recipients of the FUD)
We have to start concentrating on the real threats. FSF's <A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/server/takeaction.html" title="gnu.org">Take Action</a gnu.org> page has some good links. People in the EU: the big issue is software patentability (<A HREF="http://swpat.ffii.org/" title="ffii.org">info</a ffii.org>, <A HREF="http://kwiki.ffii.org/index.cgi?SwpatcninoEn" title="ffii.org">latest news</a ffii.org>, <A HREF="http://ifso.ie/projects/swpats.html" title="ifso.ie">summary</a ifso.ie>).
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