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On 07/03/2014 04:09 PM, tom wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Recently, it was revealed that the IRS using the same keyword
profiling system used against so called "tea party" groups, is also
targeting free software projects calling themselves "open source".
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/irs-policy-that-targeted-tea-party-groups-also-aimed-at-open-source-projects/">http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/irs-policy-that-targeted-tea-party-groups-also-aimed-at-open-source-projects/</a>
At the same time, it was revealed that the NSA has targeted readers
of the "Linux Journal" a long time respected Linux periodical calling
them "extremists".
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/aktuell/nsa230_page-1.html">http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/aktuell/nsa230_page-1.html</a>
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Related, today I heard a snippet from someone I follow in G+ that
seems relevant here: <br>
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<blockquote>"In the US and EU today you probably can't create
another Linux like event, big interests would swat it like a fly."
-- Alan Cox<br>
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He meant it in context of DMCA and big bizzniss, but it struck me
that Linux happened in the green field of the early internet, where
hobbyists and volunteers and academics abounded. Even though it was
funded by DARPA (later NSF and others) the goals were purely science
and engineering. Whether corporate or political/military, the lust
twins of greed and power serve to trash the playground. [sigh] <br>
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-- R; <><<br>
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