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(Unverified)Jan 25th 2010 1:50PM

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It's a snarky world out there today with all the conflicting interests and the politicos we've got running it. Knowledge is power. Information is wealth. And there will always be winners and losers in that game.

I think the FOSS community is going to have to start dealing with a very basic bit of reality - they have no legal power to compel a government (any government) to do anything.

And while FOSS may be founded on the noblest of principles, those same principles have no more effect on governments than any other "shining example" out there. The OSF may "own" the GPL. But governments own the infrastructure, the courts, and the regulatory authorities.

Anybody wanna bet how it's gonna play out any time push comes to shove under that scenario?

Maybe it's high time for the diehard FOSS advocates to acknowledge that their dream for a fully open society based on the free flow and sharing of information is little more than that. A dream.

At least in the current political climate.

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(Unverified)Jan 27th 2010 12:05PM

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Bull... All that is needed is a mirror or mirror in other countries.

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