Boycot Israel - host OSDC elsewhere!
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| YallaOne Jul 17, 2006 7:35 AM EDT |
Of all the places in the world, this could be, why encourage and support the state terrorism commited by current Israeli "leadership"? |
| dinotrac Jul 17, 2006 9:11 AM EDT |
Terrorism, it seems, is in the eye of the beholder... But it's hard to see how Free and Open software types who happen to live in Israel are terrorists. |
| tuxchick2 Jul 17, 2006 9:17 AM EDT |
dino, duh, all that openness, accountability, and sharing are like totally freaky and must be stamped out. Think of the children, our moral values, and our precious bodily fluids. |
| dinotrac Jul 17, 2006 9:25 AM EDT |
tc -- hmmmmmm. I see your point. Openness, accountability and sharing don't seem to be the norm in the Middle East, do they? |
| jimf Jul 17, 2006 9:45 AM EDT |
Sorry, but this one keeps flashing through my head. OSDC meets in Israel. Major violence in the area (no finger pointing). Bomb, rocket, missle lands on OSDC gathering, wiping out most of the leadership.... Conspiracy theories anyone? |
| sbergman27 Jul 17, 2006 9:52 AM EDT |
This is why I have long felt that the FOSS community needs to beef up its nuclear arsenal as a deterrent. We would never use it for first strike, of course. But what else is keeping "them" from doing exactly such a thing? |
| dek Jul 17, 2006 10:00 AM EDT |
Jimf: Conspiracy theories anyone? Steve Balmer goes out in style with suicide bomb attack that was triggered by the only one of Microsoft's so-called ipod killers that was ever built and detonated by the last steps of his famous Monkey dance!! Oh well, I tried!! Don K. |
| jimf Jul 17, 2006 10:04 AM EDT |
Well, my real point is that, even if there is no conspiracy, Israel is a very unsafe place to hold a meeting right now. |
| libv Jul 17, 2006 10:37 AM EDT |
Middle east? Surely Israel is europe! Or is Eurosong and all european sports events just because of the NATO muscle some always neutral and human-rights abiding country has? |
| grouch Jul 17, 2006 11:26 AM EDT |
News flash! Intellectual Property cancer open source mob responsible for unrest in Middle East! Microsoft sends envoy to restore order with DRM, WGA, and NGTCP! |
| dcparris Jul 17, 2006 11:50 AM EDT |
I'll be passing on OSDC this year. Unfortunately, the cost of flying out of Charlotte prohibits me from endangering myself by flying to the Middle East. As for the terrorism, my Ma & Pa always said I was a little terror. Does that count? |
| dinotrac Jul 17, 2006 12:01 PM EDT |
rev -- For you, yes. |
| dcparris Jul 17, 2006 12:20 PM EDT |
:-) |
| szabgab Jul 19, 2006 1:11 AM EDT |
Oh, did I mention that we would like to see Open Source Developers from the neighboring countries? At least from those that have already accepted the existence of Israel. |
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