[p2p-research] Open Source, Open Standards Under Attack In Europe

[Kevin Flanagan]

Hey,

According to this article Microsoft is behind it.
http://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/2010/04/02/gambling-with-open-a-how-bill-gates-made-money-moment/
For those of us in Europe there is a link at the end of the article to
a public consultation through a online questionnaire.
- http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=EIS2a-

Regards

Kevin F



On 2 April 2010 00:28, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Patrick Anderson <agnucius at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Samuel Rose wrote:
>>
>>> Wow. This is no longer just about corruption as usual.
>>
>> What is corrupt about maximizing profits?  Isn't that *the* goal of business?
>>
>
> Corruption, cheating, dishonesty seem to go hand in hand with the
> drive to maximize profit.
>
> I think even beyond *maximizing* profit, that "control" is the
> ultimate goal. thought not all "business" is about profit, in reality.
> The word "business" itself has meaning beyond commerce.
>
>>
>>> I think that
>>> reversing away from interoperability/open standards and open source is
>>> fundamentally dangerous to all of the people of Europe.
>>
>> But it increases profit because profit measures Payer dependence.
>>
>> Why would anyone start a business otherwise?
>>
>
> My point is that, in my opinion, interoperability/open
> standards/access is no longer just a political choice/position. It is
> now essential to long-term viability of social systems world-wide.
>
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