relating to Linux/FOSS how?
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| Author | Content |
|---|---|
| gus3 Sep 18, 2009 9:44 AM EDT |
I see no mention of Linux, Free Software, or FOSS anywhere in this article. |
| caitlyn Sep 18, 2009 12:06 PM EDT |
Facebook may not be FOSS but it hosts FOSS groups and has an impact on the FOSS community. Other that that this is a general tech article, not a Linux article. |
| flufferbeer Sep 18, 2009 2:14 PM EDT |
@gus3, Why not make the same point about most of the Google articles here?? Sure, they heavily _use_ FOSS and their success draws continued focus and attacks from the M$ giant. Still, it seems to me that the majority of Google-related articles, like this Facebook one, _also_ make no direct mention of Linux or FOSS. |
| caitlyn Sep 18, 2009 2:25 PM EDT |
For that matter, what about the articles about Microsoft here? |
| gus3 Sep 18, 2009 2:48 PM EDT |
Google and Microsoft corporations do things that affect the legal standing of Linux and FOSS. I don't see where Facebook's standing with its users can have any such effect, for good or ill. |
| herzeleid Sep 18, 2009 2:59 PM EDT |
As you know, facebook is powered by linux. So obviously, linux is tied to hate groups. |
| dinotrac Sep 18, 2009 4:14 PM EDT |
>So obviously, linux is tied to hate groups. Nothing new there. Unless you're talking about hating somebody other than Microsoft. Well, there is KDE v GNOME, Vi v. EMACS, CLI v. GUI, Good God! What a terrible bunch of people we are! |
| Bob_Robertson Sep 18, 2009 7:11 PM EDT |
> Good God! What a terrible bunch of people we are! Hey, is the system time to Sept 19th yet? We can all talk like pirates and be terrible. Arrrr. Walk the plank! |
| hkwint Sep 18, 2009 8:50 PM EDT |
The 'delete' and 'future' link are rather close to each other, but I'm not sure if that's the reason for this article to appear. |
| Scott_Ruecker Sep 18, 2009 10:16 PM EDT |
I have published articles about Facebook before, I did not see why I shouldn't post this one. Facebook has been in the FOSS news before.. |
| caitlyn Sep 18, 2009 11:56 PM EDT |
Scott, I simply thought that this would be of interest to the FOSS community and the LXer community in particular. That is why I submitted it here. I also took a stand at the end of the article against government mandated internet censorship, something which has been discussed here at length in the past. I also thought that was relevant. |
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