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Readers' Choice Awards 2009
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| The Linux Journal Readers' Choice Awards have become an annual ritual, almost
| as fun as the holiday season. Our editorial team members can't wait to get
| their hands on the results to see what products and tools from the Linux
| space are keeping you productive, satisfied and wowed. And, who better to ask
| than our readers, the most talented, informed and (nearly always for the
| better) opinionated group of Linux experts anywhere? These characteristics
| are what make the awards such a great snapshot of what's hot and what's not
| in Linux.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10451
Related:
Should We Boycott Microsoft? Can We?
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| Except that it's not quite that simple. Microsoft's vision of “live and let
| live” is predicated on its continuing use of software patents, and of the
| open source side letting Microsoft and Novell handle all the tiresome
| implications for open source. In effect, though, this amounts to recognising
| Microsoft's patents, and accepting its “solutions” for the open source
| community. “Live and let live” turns out to be tantamount to accepting
| Microsoft's right to file, own and use software patents, which, in its turn,
| means accepting they apply to the open source world.
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| [...]
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| Above all, it will send a message to the company that the open source world
| is not falling for the old “embrace, extend and extinguish” trick, and that
| if Microsoft really wants collaborate, "live and let live" is simply not
| enough, because of the asymmetric bargain it implies. As a basic
| pre-condition of working together with open source, the company needs to
| accept free software's absolute foundation – the ability to share all its
| code in any way and with anyone – and that, by definition, means no software
| patents whatsoever.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/should-we-boycott-microsoft-can-we
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