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Story: Shadow chancellor slams government over open source
Debate is healthy
Stirring is one way to look at it - we prefer seeding the debate at ZDNet UK ;-)
A site made up of free contributions is an interesting idea...
But then again if you think about it - you're actually providing open source content right now. No one is paying you to exchange ideas with the ZDNet UK community but you seem to enjoy it - or at least feel driven to do it.
But you are right in that we depend on advertising to make the site run - but we don't charge a subscription fee or charge for the content itself. And that kind of advertising model is one that has done very well for Google and one that even Microsoft is considering for its hosted applications. It's not about rejecting capitalism - it's about the adopting the right business model.
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Story: Shadow chancellor slams government over open source
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Open source ator1940 -
Typical MP's talking about something they do not k... pjc158
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Open source bad for business? andrewdonoghue -
Agreed dogStar -
I suppose... pjc158
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The genie is out of the bottle andrewdonoghue -
Ah... pjc158
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Debate is healthy andrewdonoghue -
Interesting... pjc158
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Now you're just being perverse Andrew Meredith
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Kop out... pjc158
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Apples and Oranges Andrew Meredith
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From your reply... pjc158
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Fed up .. Andrew Meredith
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Dont be fed up... pjc158
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It was a pun .. Andrew Meredith
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How would you react... pjc158
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Loss leader ? Andrew Meredith
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Look at Ubuntu smorgan3
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Another choice but... pjc158
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Re: Another choice but... Andrew Meredith
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Ah but... pjc158
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Openness == Security Andrew Meredith
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Microsoft Koolaid Andrew Meredith
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From your comments... pjc158
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Cliff top driving Andrew Meredith
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Incorrect smorgan3
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OK who is... pjc158
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Re: OK who is... Andrew Meredith
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If... pjc158
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Open Source != Communism Andrew Meredith
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So you have.. pjc158
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Circular logic and insults Andrew Meredith
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Clearly... pjc158
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Not at all .. Andrew Meredith
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