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Another reason to love FOSS - Software Kill Switches

Jul 14, 2008, 15:45 (6 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Steve Lake)

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for this link. ]

"This whole fiasco they forced me to trudge through demonstrates very clearly the potential evil that lurks in many a proprietary software package. It also demonstrates the beauty of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in that, while I may only be licensed to "use" the software instead of "owning" it, that license never expires and I'm free to use it in whatever way I want."

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