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Re: Microsoft Paying Google to Troll Linux

__/ [ thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Wednesday 07 June 2006 14:22 \__

> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> With Schmidt, I can see this... given where he comes from, as well as his
>> big ego. But young sergey? The founder and the man behind the "Do Not be
>> Evil" mantra? The man of Python and Free Open Source? I feel beyrayed and
>> appalled.
>  
> While I am not happy about China's censorship of the Internet and the
> cooperation of American companies in allowing it, you could argue that
> the long term goal of engaging China's population in the global
> conversation trumps the censorship concerns.  People will find a way
> around the censors... net filters have more holes than a gun range
> target made of swiss cheese.
> 
> Perhaps it is a trojan horse.  We get them addicted to the Internet,
> let their government think it is all safe and sterilized and cuddly...
> then we start slipping the subversive content through their filters!
> Next thing you know, the Chinese government is wondering why this
> whole democracy movement is gaining popularity again.


They say that forbidden knowledge often becomes the most tempting and most
precious. If the Chinese feel as though the government is hiding something,
this may urge them to become more rebellious
 

> As plans go, its a better one than bombing the crap out of them and
> occupying the country.


Let's not get into these discussions (again) *smile*

You make some very valid points in such discussions, but I prefer to stay out
of what transcends the scope of this newsgroup.


>> By the way, Google's search engine has been broken since March. The bad
>> consequences peaked in May (still an ongoing problems). They won't tell
>> this to people... they stick to secrecy.
> 
> Broken?  How so?


I accumulated 6 links in the following recent blog post:

http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2006/06/02/googles-big-daddy/

Best wishes,

Roy

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