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Free for customers OSS is must be (paid by the UN-like organization).
Nobody shall control vital software ? it shall belong to everybody.

If ALL the governments, instead of paying MS, will pay the UN-like organization for developing OSS = ALL their citizens will get free vital tools: OSes, word processors, browsers, mail programs, photo/video/audio editing software, etc.

MUST be a system that maintains competition/rotation.


Benefits:

Talented people we do not know will get well-paid jobs (many corporations want only sheep-like ?geniuses?, but real geniuses are not sheep), many additional jobs will be created (by saved on MS money), etc.

It also means higher quality software. Add here that instead of resources of ONLY one corporation ? resources of the whole World.

No pirating because there is nothing to pirate = there is nothing to hate = close to ZERO viruses/worms.

People will get more money (because they don?t have to pay for OSS) = they can buy more = boost for other businesses.

No monopoly = abuse of power = security (what is inside of your PC is yours = no UNRESTRICTED invasion in your personal files/programs ? la Gates).

If it would happen ? it means that governments started care about the people = government elected by the people, not corporations = no wars/terrorism made for business (e.g. no 9/11 or Israeli/Palestinian-like conflicts, no Anthrax letters by pharmaceutical companies).

Proprietary will exists but for special needs.

This is not socialism or communism ? this is COMMON SENSE.
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$un does not get it!  Linux Geek | 06/28/06
Re: $un does not get it!  drdoug007 | 06/28/06
DISINFORMATION READER BEWARE  ghekko | 06/28/06
Yes, but you're more than a little strange  IronCladChicken | 06/29/06
Good gravy, you HAVE missed the point!  dave.leigh@... | 06/29/06
At Last  OldMarine | 06/29/06
For a refreshing change, use the S key  A.Typical Zork | 06/28/06
$ure  specialk_z | 06/28/06
$atan == Wal-Mart [nt]  swoopee | 06/28/06
Nah, you're wrong.  MageOfChaos | 06/29/06
Depends on the person.... sometimes $ is most appropriate..  shawkins | 06/28/06
What about $u$E ?  John Zern | 06/28/06
Yes, but...  rapson | 06/28/06
I tend to agree with A.Typical Zork  joethemacfan | 06/28/06
Free for customers OSS is must be (paid by the UN-like organization).  Vily Clay | 06/28/06
Common Sense? Why stop there?  John Zern | 06/28/06
Why do people insist?  baggins_z | 06/28/06
Gays, do you pay for air? Why not? (NT)  Vily Clay | 06/28/06
There would still be viruses/worms.  Anton Philidor | 06/28/06
Wish to hurt is not a normal mind condition ? it ALWAYS has a reason.  Vily Clay | 06/28/06
Your ignorance of the most basic aspects of human thought is encyclopedic.  MageOfChaos | 06/29/06
Let's see who's who ...  Vily Clay | 06/29/06
That thumping sound you hear is me banging my head against my desk.  MageOfChaos | 07/02/06
Can you, MageOfChaos, talk for a reason?  Vily Clay | 07/02/06
Poor, poor Vili.  MageOfChaos | 07/03/06
Why so? Your entertainment, MageOfChaos, was not bad ? thank you.  Vily Clay | 07/03/06
Poor, poor, poor Vili.  MageOfChaos | 07/04/06
I see how you, MageOfChaos, got LOST - too many issues for your weak brain.  Vily Clay | 07/05/06
I don't know why I bother.  MageOfChaos | 07/06/06
That?s because you, MageOfChaos, don?t know what is your head for ...  Vily Clay | 07/06/06
Yes, of course. I see it clearly now.  MageOfChaos | 07/06/06
Thus MageOfChaos ? you love cheaters = you?re a cheater. No doubts. (NT)  Vily Clay | 07/06/06
Not that simple...  kb1493 | 06/28/06
so wrong  babar77 | 06/28/06
Current world model ? the more money ? the better inevitably leads ...  Vily Clay | 06/28/06
Why do you hate FOSS so much?  enduser_z | 06/28/06
Pay attention to what you read ? if it will ever happen ...  Vily Clay | 06/28/06
Totally Unnecessary  dave.leigh@... | 06/29/06
Try to read each sentence of my message. You didn?t get the sense. (NT)  Vily Clay | 06/29/06
I read it. It's redundant and unnecessary.  dave.leigh@... | 06/29/06
Than you, dave.leigh@, understood nothing. Sorry. (NT)  Vily Clay | 06/29/06
I have a question for you.  MageOfChaos | 06/29/06
The picture is much bigger than you can see.Therefore you see what you want  Vily Clay | 06/29/06
And I suppose you're the source of all wisdom and knowledge.  MageOfChaos | 07/02/06
Think harder, MageOfChaos.  Vily Clay | 07/02/06
I don't know. You're the "genius". You tell me. (nt)  MageOfChaos | 07/03/06
But you, MageOfChaos, don?t have memory to remember it. Need my help? (NT)  Vily Clay | 07/03/06
Vili, the day I need "help" from you is the day I will be beyond help. (nt)  MageOfChaos | 07/04/06
This day is passed, MageOfChaos. I?m very sorry. (NT)  Vily Clay | 07/05/06
Not even close, Vili.  MageOfChaos | 07/06/06
If this day is today ? then sorry. (Above ? you proved you?re a loser) (NT)  Vily Clay | 07/06/06
Well, you're half right. I did, indeed, prove something.  MageOfChaos | 07/06/06
No dear ? you?re among ? of mentally sick Americans and you proved it. (NT)  Vily Clay | 07/06/06
That would be nice  quantumstate | 07/08/06
If ... the people would ... use ...  Vily Clay | 07/08/06
I will continue to think of it as free  Boot_Agnostic | 06/28/06
Gekko echoes  potomac79 | 06/28/06
DISINFORMATION READER BEWARE  ghekko | 06/28/06
The funny thing is  Michael Kelly | 06/28/06
They're absolutely right.  HypnoToad | 06/28/06
Oh, for crying out loud  baggins_z | 06/28/06
Why...  rapson | 06/28/06
Now you're getting it.  Anton Philidor | 06/28/06
What do you do for free?  John Zern | 06/28/06
Since you asked  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/28/06
not to mention..  Monkey_MCSE | 06/28/06
Employment is not pro bono.  Anton Philidor | 06/28/06
Tautology  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/28/06
Yeah, since you asked ....  Linux_4u! | 06/28/06
Agreed  John Zern | 06/28/06
Why do corporations take a free OS, box it up, and sell it for big bucks?  HypnoToad | 06/28/06
The economics of Open Source  dave.leigh@... | 06/29/06
The Blind Men and the Elephant  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/28/06
Gee, with Sun, IBM, Novell, Red Hat taking over  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/28/06
do you even read what you post when you post?  Monkey_MCSE | 06/28/06
People like No_Ax simply don't get it  warezdog | 06/29/06
Are youreally this stupid?  B.O.F.H. | 06/29/06
He's afraid AND ignorant (nt)  mdsmedia | 06/29/06
Sun has got it wrong  rupaa62 | 06/28/06
Yet another one who completely missed the point.  dave.leigh@... | 06/29/06
Throwing rocks at Windows  spmtrapr@... | 06/28/06
DISINFORMAYTION READER BEWARE  ghekko | 06/28/06
i agree  not of this world | 06/28/06
twisting and distorting definitions  ghekko | 06/28/06

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