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Discovered the blog of Justin Mason, author of SpamAssassin. Without SA, I would probably not read email anymore.
Particularly cool bits: the truth about Lenna and the teapot, and happy software proles.
How can Forbes be so clueless these days? Weren't they once a somewhat reputable paper? Justin quotes their article on Linux's Hit Men:
The dispute, which was leaked to an Internet message board, offers a rare peek into the dark side of the free software movement--a view that contrasts with the movement's usual public image of happy software proles linking arms and singing the 'Internationale' while freely sharing the fruits of their code-writing labor.
(Here we go again -- the old 'free software is communism' line, cf. the 'Give Communism A Try!' / Nazi Penguin posters SCO made up earlier this year.)
The article goes on to bemoan how software companies who write proprietary extensions into GPL-licensed software, have to comply with the terms of the license.
It's all a bit of an obvious dig -- but I am looking forward to the follow-up article -- that's the one where the author bemoans how commercial software companies send out their 'enforcers' to extort money from companies who don't bother paying the royalties and runtime license fees their licenses require.
I wonder if Daniel Lyons is going to accuse the the Economist of being pinkos, when they write favourably about software that is cheaper, more flexible and protects freedom?
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