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Re: Why All Software Should Be Open Source

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc, alt.os.linux
Subject	Re: Why All Software Should Be Open Source
Date	2024-10-10 21:58 +0000
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On Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:21:41 -0400, Joel wrote:

> rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>On Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:25:47 -0400, bad sector wrote:
>>
>>> The survival of society cannot be left to bean-counters so anything
>>> that is essential infrastructure should be cost + $1 if not free
>>> (state run in other words).
>>
>>That would presume a much more effective state; the current ones
>>couldn't run a church picnic. Where they probably could rise to
>>effectiveness is in censoring anything that doesn't have the state's
>>seal of approval.
>>
>>I won't even go into how the state provides 'free' gibs by picking the
>>pockets of its citizens at implied gunpoint.
> 
> 
> Give Rush Limbaugh the presidential medal of freedom!!!

Have to dig him up first... My ex used to listen to his, show which is a 
bit odd for a college educated woman living in NYC, but I was never 
impressed. He did have good taste in his opening music though; it must 
have chafed his ass the Chrissie Hynde donated the royalties from his use 
to PETA.

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      Re: Why All Software Should Be Open Source bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2024-10-10 17:19 -0400
    Re: Why All Software Should Be Open Source rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-10-10 21:13 +0000
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        Re: Why All Software Should Be Open Source rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-10-10 21:58 +0000
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      Re: Why All Software Should Be Open Source bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2024-10-10 17:32 -0400
        Re: Why All Software Should Be Open Source CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2024-10-10 19:56 -0400
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