[ossig] NST Snippet (front page)

[Dinesh Nair <dinesh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

should be available online on www.emedia.com.my, but i'm typing this from
the dead tree edition.

<snippet>
Asked if he (Gates) and Abdullah had discussed Malaysia's development of
it's own open-source software and it's limited use in government agencies,
Gates said that the Prime Minister wanted Malaysia to develop it's own
intellectual property.

"He felt that it's very important Malaysia create it's own intellectual
property, and also to have things that work on the same software that
works around the world, and where intellectual property isn't
automatically taken away".

Open-source software is seen as a cheaper alternative to Microsoft's
properietary software because the source code is not copyright-protected
and can be modified.              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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see why i am against ideological arguments used to promote open source
software ? those without a clue will confuse the notions of freedom with
the lack of copyright and perpetuate more myths.

Regards,                           /\_/\   "All dogs go to heaven."
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