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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>>Rick Moen [mailto:rick@linuxmafia.com]</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>>Quoting Tzeng, Nigel H. (Nigel.Tzeng@jhuapl.edu):<BR><BR>>> Perhaps OSI's neutral stance on proprietary software is born from<BR>>> pragmatism but it does allow the OSI to be inclusive rather than<BR>>> exclusive.<BR><BR>>What "neutral stance on proprietary software"? Sorry, I think this<BR>>assertion is quite blatantly, so to speak, used cow food.<BR> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Fine, if you don't like neutral, how about not "openly hostile" to the point </FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>where closed source software is described as "unethical".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>If the position of the OSI that closed source software is "evil" please let </FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>me know.</FONT></DIV>
<P><BR><FONT size=2>> A consistent agenda of advocating open source over proprietary software<BR>> and explaining to the broader world its advantages does not constitute<BR>> a "neutral stance on proprietary software".<BR></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT></P><FONT size=2>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2>You can promote your own advantages without the need to demonize </FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2>the opposition. You can advocate open source while maintaining a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>neutral (or even positive) position on the value of closed cource.</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>In other words, there is no need to polarize a discussion on software </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>development methodologies or how one makes a living doing so. For </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>example, just because I might think there are advantages to Java doesn't </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>mean I go around saying that coders using C# are unethical. I can be </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>neutral about C# despite thinking that Java is the superior solution.</FONT><FONT size=2></DIV>
<P>I can even think that C# is really cool while thinking Java is even cooler.</P>
<P>Computers are binary. Humans are not.</P>
<P></FONT><FONT size=2><BR>> So, sorry, wrong. Try again.<BR></P></FONT>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Are you trying to pick a fight? If so, why? </FONT></DIV><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Nigel</FONT><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>