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fucking idiots
WindowsRULES:
quote:Originally posted by Laukev7:
I don't entirely agree with the open source movement myself, but what you just posted doesn't make any sense whatsoever. I don't think you understand what open source is about, even if you think you do. Java isn't even open source; this has nothing to do with the subject at hand.
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I'm NOT REFERING TO THE DAMN DEFINITION of OPEN SOURCE!!!!
I'm Talking about the concept of keeping industry secrets to yourself vs. NOT!!!
open souce totally bypasses that ability.
since you "don't entirely agree with open source movement" we should be on the same plain here, I don't get why you don't follow me :confused:
WindowsRULES:
quote:Originally posted by jtpenrod:
It wasn't "piracy" since that was what source code was: information to be shared, critiqued, worked on, improved. The concept that this was "stealing" was strictly His Gatesness' idea.
That was M$'s one and only true "innovation"
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Am I the only one around here that understands the concept of intellectual property?
You got any music CD's there or just MP3's off the internet?
LordWiccara:
for some reason, i find you amusing
Laukev7:
quote: I'm NOT REFERING TO THE DAMN DEFINITION of OPEN SOURCE!!!!
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You would have much more credibility if you write in plain, clear, well-thought out sentences rather than overusing caps and exclamation marks. Also, you were very unclear when you were talking about how Sun got "f*cked up" by Microsoft, particularly where grammar was concerned. And I was not referring to the definition of open source, I was pointing out that you were using a inadequate example to illustrate a concept you did not seem to fully understand.
Laukev7:
quote: open souce totally bypasses that ability.
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This is exactly what I consider a major weak point of open source. I did not say, however, that it did not have its advantages. This is why open source, like other business models, should be only be used if it benefits the company(provided, of course, that it does not hurt customers or competitors). For example, you might want to open source technologies which aren't exclusive anymore to accelerate their development and correct bugs, but it wouldn't make sense to do that if you invested millions in R&D to invent something totally new.
quote: Am I the only one around here that understands the concept of intellectual property?
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I understand that perfectly well. Maybe you should read my arguments in the thread on mp3 "sharing" in the Lounge.
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