Linux.com: Ballmer Impugns the Character of the Free/Open Source World

“At a recent news conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sought
to impugn the character of the free/open source world by implying
that it had no respect for the intellectual property rights of
others. It’s not just the enormous ignorance embodied by this
duplicitous braggadocio that caught my eye, it’s the fact that the
claim is coming from a man associated with Microsoft, which is far
and away the most notorious IP thief of all time.

“One thing should be obvious. It’s difficult for an open source
project to steal code. After all, access to the code is offered up
to all comers. That transparency is the basis for the trust and
respect open source has garnered for itself in every corner of the
world. Everyone who is curious about the code can see it for
themselves. With his assertion, Ballmer has joined SCO’s leadership
as being among either the stupidest, or the most dishonest, IT
execs on the planet. Take your pick. I choose both…”

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