[ale] Linux--threatening the American way

[Les Neste]

At 09:13 PM 2/15/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>This week, Jim Allchin of Microsoft made an idiotic speech before
>Congress, trying to persuade them that open source software was a
>dangerous trend and something they ought to limit. He went so far as to
>claim that it "threatens innovation". 

Good point Jim Allchin!  Competition always stifles innovation.  The best
way to produce a superior product is to give someone monopoly power, at
which point they'll work feverishly to invent their own replacement out of
the goodness of their heart.

Can anyone point me to the full text of Allchin's speech?  Is there a
"Congressional Record Online" or something like that?  

There are a couple points I'd like to rebut in a letter to my
congresspeople -- such as pointing out the difference between the
government "supporting open source" [sic] and the government letting open
source continue unhindered -- but I want to base my remarks on Allchin's
full presentation and not on out-of-context quotes.  Any help appreciated.



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