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Can Open Source Survive Congress?
Sep 11, 2008, 14 :03 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (4720 reads)

(Other stories by Joab Jackson)

"Not everyone has been pleased with how the bill calls out open-source software by name, though. Analysts at the Business Software Alliance met with members of the committee to voice their concern that the bill unfavorably offers open-source software products an unfair competitive advantage over other commercial software, according to a BSA spokesperson who declined to be named."

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MS will get the FOSS wording removed.  I ...   Not likely.   
tripleii
Sep 11, 2008, 20:58:40
 
> MS will get the FOSS wording removed.  ...   Re: Not likely.   
blackhole
Sep 12, 2008, 13:46:33
 
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