[ale] OT:Experts-Reliance on MS a Danger to Nat. Sec.

[Dow Hurst]

I think when those, like Congressman, develop some moral character 
rather than looking at their retirement portfolio which includes MS 
stock.  MS stock has been like gold standard such as Home Depot in most 
people's eyes, or even pharmaceutical stock.  I don't see people in 
power shooting their major investments down.  So Linux has an uphill 
battle in that respect, just as we citizens have an uphill battle to 
keep the rights and freedoms inherently buried in the idea of Open 
Source.  It's all tied together in what America really stands for.   A 
high moral standard, a strong work ethic, and freedom of speech are 
where I see America and Open Source tie together.  However, it really 
isn't just America, but all people who quietly work hard all around the 
world to make it a better place.  Okay no more soapbox and sorry for the 
political/moral shout.  But, now I've typed it so I'm going to send it 
for better or worse. ;-)
Dow


Jonathan Glass wrote:

>This gets even more frightening when you consider the fact that M$ has
>released the Windows source code to China (and several other countries,
>but our own), but when questioned about the source code during their
>anti-trust trial stated it would be a risk to national security to release
>it because it has so many bugs.  So now the government runs 99.99% of
>their machines on a code-base so buggy that M$ won't give it to the US
>Gov't for fear of compromising national security, but they will give it to
>China to assure that gov't of M$'s good will (and lack of an NSA
>backdoor).
>
>Geesh!  Where will this all end?
>
>Jonathan Glass
>
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>
>>Finally someone is saying it.. please let there be more to come..
>>
>>http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=44741
>>
>>"Microsoft's monopoly threatens consumers in a number of ways, it it's
>>clear it is now also a threat to our security, our safety, and even our
>>national security."  - Ed Black, CEO of CCIA
>>    
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