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“7″ is now Open Source

Published by Robert Pogson July 10th, 2010 in technology. 3 Comments

If you are a big government, M$ will show you the code. This has some consequences:

some governments may learn how to hack into the monoculture of PCs globally for espionage or censorship
other customers of M$ may realize they are second-class customers of M$
this may promote/certify FLOSS as valid, undoing years of FUD
governments that see the code may be horrified and ban that other OS in their jurisdiction

The idea that there is security through obscurity disappears when you know some really bad dudes have access to the code. Many governments have really bad reputations for lack of respect for privacy and their own laws. Giving them access to the code while denying it to other customers may not be in the best interest of others.

I would rather use software where everyone is on equal footing, FLOSS, such as Debian GNU/Linux

- Robert Pogson

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.