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Archive 1. January 2004
The Be-All and End-All of Terror Search
I wouldn't be surprised if I think of some CIA maps
At TAZ I found the original article.
Feed Parser [dive into mark] - Mark's ultra-liberal feed parser in Python
Fighting to Save Hubble Telescope From Fiery Death
It's crazy, I still remember when the Hubble Telescope had to be repaired and the initial disappointments after launch when the errors were discovered. And now there's already talk of scrapping it. The currently missing service missions of the Space Shuttles are the reason. I think NASA should only retire Hubble once another telescope is up there and, most importantly, working. It wouldn't be the first time something went wrong at NASA ...
At National Geographic News: Science & Technology I found the original article.
Forbes.com: Linux's Hit Men
Need an adrenaline rush after a wild New Year's Eve bender? Yes? Then read the linked Forbes article. A bunch of wild claims, insults and lies cooked together by one of the mouthpieces of business. A truly disgusting pile of garbage.
Where's the problem? Companies are too stupid to read through the license terms of software they want to use beforehand. They violate the openly available (and by now really thoroughly analyzed) GPL. They get into trouble with the FSF (which, after all, enforces the GPL - that's their job, among other things). Companies realize they screwed up and settle amicably with the FSF. So far so good.
What does Forbes make out of this? A communist conspiracy aimed at destroying commercial software. Wild insinuations that the GPL is just terrible and the companies are naturally just victims. And besides, that's the dark side of open source - how dare these proles actually enforce their licenses?
According to Forbes, everything should take a backseat to commerce and economic exploitation. For Forbes, open source programmers are probably just idiots who are supposed to supply material to talented managers and visionaries. Open source should apparently only consist of performance that can be exploited by companies free of charge and without conditions. Of course Forbes has no problem when the music industry enforces its rights. Or when Microsoft goes after software pirates again. Or when the film industry demands stricter rights to push through even more absurd restrictions on consumer rights.
What I find truly alarming about this is simply that Forbes can still write such garbage and that it's not only read but also believed.
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