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It's not the Gates, it's the bars

news.bbc.co.uk — Richard Stallman explains why the Free Software movement is more important than ever even though Bill Gates is retiring from Microsoft.

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  • markdarb, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1It's great to see an article like this published on the BBC website for wider exposure.
  • pilobilus, on 07/05/2008, -0/+2I'm already seeing hit pieces against Stallman - Microsoft spends tons o' money for professional cyberstalking and astroturf propaganda operations, which these days is called "Reputation Management".

    Just for the record: The Gates Foundation is a for-profit money laundering & influence peddling operation. Its primary contribution to public health in 3rd world countries is to use strategic investments and political lobbying to secure monopoly markets for U.S. PharmaChem corporations and their ilk.

    The Gates Foundation also gives its founder decisive leverage over 3rd world governments when it comes time for them to purchase computers for schools and government offices. Among other objectives, this helps prevent the One Laptop Per Child initiative from introducing millions of children to Linux, and keeps many governments from standardizing on Open Office in preference to Microsoft Office.
  • hayalci, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1The same story with over 800 diggs

    http://digg.com/microsoft/It_s_not_the_Gates_it_s_ ...
  • dlmaniac, on 07/07/2008, -0/+0Quote from the article: "If you copy it to share with your friend, which is simple good-neighbourliness, they call you a "pirate". "

    "Pirate" is not the right term. I would call that guy a thief, or better yet a criminal. When you use sth that someone else worked his butt off to produce, you are supposed to pay or at least ask him/her if it's OK to use it for free. When you don't even bother, you are a thief. What Gates asks is no different from any book writer / publisher would do: Please respect our work. No more no less. If you have a problem with Gates, you might call all the writers / publishers making a living on copy right "unjust", which rightfully makes you a nut.
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