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

[Christopher Hunter]

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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