[Gllug] [OT] Support model for Linux vs M$

[Caroline Ford]

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On 14 Mar 2009, at 15:13, salsaman at xs4all.nl wrote:

> On Sat, March 14, 2009 15:48, Christopher Hunter wrote:
>> On Sat, 2009-03-14 at 12:50 +0000, Richard Jones wrote:
>>
>>>> It's too Utopian to expect MS and Apple to reveal their inner
>>> workings.
>>>
>>> Microsoft and Apple rely on the state for many things: their own
>>> incorporation, the police for stability, the (C) police for their
>>> business model, the roads to move their workers and products around,
>>> and much more.  If we want to force Microsoft to reveal their
>>> interfaces, you'd better believe we have the power to make that
>>> happen.
>>
>> Actually, no.  We don't.  Unfortunately MS argue (so far  
>> successfully)
>> that "their" software is sacrosanct, and the rest of the unwashed  
>> hordes
>> had better not even think about looking at it!
>>
>> C.
>>
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>
> Sure. If everyone used Linux, the NSA wouldn't get to put their  
> backdoor
> keys into everyone's computers.
>
> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/149133/vista-sp1-bringing-back-door-exploit.html
>
> Could that be one reason why the US .gov supports

Ancient article - from 2007. Any response/ been patched? You can't  
just presume government conspiracy..

Caroline 
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