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right the coders at IBM, Hewlett Packard, Apple, Novel, they are all working for free. And the owners of the projects... I am sure they are receiving compensation as well. In the form of jobs, legal protection just to name two methods of payment.

If this working for free crap you and others spout off so easily were really an issue, don't you think we would be hearing about it? How companies are exploiting people? I mean we heard about Martha Stewart and Wal-Mart as well as a couple other large American corps exploiting labor forces around the world.

I am not hearing or seeing it here in this case. And I have been looking too. So until you have 100% irrefutable proof close yer yap. I don't see it and obviously Linus Torvalds, who is being paid as well by the way, isn't screaming about it. And The Open Source community isn't screaming abuse either. And you know how vocal they can be when they think they are getting screwed.

Try again flamer.
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You know,  rapson | 02/18/05
I certainly don't see a problem, Carl ...  George Mitchell | 02/18/05
There was this organization that came out and said  Laff | 02/18/05
The winds of change, they are a blowin'  DonnieBoy | 02/18/05
All this is doing is  Linux User 147560 | 02/18/05
..doing is...Baiting the hook  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/20/05
Ah yes that's  Linux User 147560 | 02/20/05
Gee, lets ask the IBM employees union.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
That is an unrelated issue, the story goes as...  B.O.F.H. | 02/21/05
Ah, but the point is, screw the paid employee  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/05
You are grasping  Mack DaNife | 02/22/05
Open Source getting suckered in?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/19/05
Do you know what patents  Linux User 147560 | 02/20/05
500 out of 30,000. What does it matter.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
Nope...more like 25,500 if you math is correct.  Laff | 02/21/05
Pick any number you like. One is enough.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
I hardly thing one would be very nuke like.  Laff | 02/21/05
Can you say Eolas and $560 million?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
Or to put it another way.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
Hey, Axey, you think the Eolas $500+ million suit ...  Judas I. | 02/21/05
Hey butterbutt...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
Depending on the potential that IBM see's in Linux  Laff | 02/21/05
Just what Laff said, Axey.  Judas I. | 02/22/05
But can open source (or customers) take that hit?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/05
True, and your example of this is?  Judas I. | 02/22/05
Edit that:  Judas I. | 02/22/05
LOL  Linux User 147560 | 02/21/05
To put it another way, If IBM is so certain on open source...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/21/05
Perhaps simply to make the Rules Gnomes  Laff | 02/21/05
Perhaps...  Mack DaNife | 02/22/05
Yes, small bait often works on the easy fish.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/05
Re: Yes, small bait often works on the easy fish.  Mack DaNife | 02/22/05
Gee! Axey,  Update victim | 02/22/05
Um, sorry but it sounds like you are clueless on IBM.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/05
Here is an example of  osreinstall | 02/19/05
I hope EVERY company steps up and trys to  Laff | 02/21/05
That's the thing that I don't understand, Laff.  Judas I. | 02/21/05
Just for you Laff  osreinstall | 02/21/05
And I hope they do...however "IF" Apple has  Laff | 02/22/05
Never said there was  osreinstall | 02/23/05
Message has been deleted.  myfevertoy | 10/22/06

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