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Story: Pricing scuppers Media Player-free XP
Posted by: Smithy (Tuesday 28 June 2005, 11:17 PM)
Chris Rankin : "Open Source is a development process whereby you release your source code into the community for others to build upon. And that is what ARPANET did with TCP/IP"
Neither Vint Cerf, nor any of his team that actually invented the internet were part of any open source movement, nor do they consider themselves part of any open source movement.
Nor will you find that the US Department of Defense that actually financed the ARPANET, the predecessor to the internet, part of any open source movement either.
Bottom line.The open source movement had NOTHING to do with the invention of the internet.
This project was paid for by American tax payers.
The open source movement is like Al Gore.
They are now trying to claim credit for things they had absolutely nothing to do with inventing, like the internet.
Won't wash.
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Microsoft is walking a narrow line here. As part... Mark Grosskopf
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Doesn't matter if Microsoft integrates something o... Arthur B.
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Arthur B : "Competition works. Competition inspire... Smithy
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Hi, think Windows XP could be cut back further, Wi... Carol M Kemp
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"Carl M Kemp" or whatever : "Hi, think Windows XP... Smithy
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Lupa : "This is very interesting comment. If so, h... Smithy
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Chris Rankin : "And Smithy: For the record, the In... Smithy
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