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Re: [News] New US President Friendly to Free Software


After takin' a swig o' grog, Rockinghorse Winner belched out
  this bit o' wisdom:

> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz had the audacity to say that:
>
>> Alex Castellanos: Obama the Open Source president
>>
>> http://larrythefreesoftwareguy.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/alex-castellanos-obama-the-open-source-president/
>>
>> Will Obama be an open source president?
>
> Well, for certain if members of his party get their wish, and pass 'The
> Fairness Doctrine,' the radio waves won't be 'open' as the government will
> squelch whatever speech they determine is necessary to achieve 'fairness,'
> whatever that is.
>
> True, Obama has not voiced support of a bill like this, but will he be able
> to stand up to the ideologues of his party who support it? Time will
> tell.

Never forget that the guy who proposed "the Fritz chip" was a Democrat.

-- 
It is Fortune, not Wisdom, that rules man's life.

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