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Re:Solaris 11 Source Leaked by laconian on Monday December 19, 2011 @04:20PM (#3371187)
Said outlaw software would be considered utterly radioactive by any corporation. It wouldn't get legs, especially when there are so many free alternatives that are unburdened by their illegal provenance.
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Re:Solaris 11 Source Leaked by _csoo on Monday December 19, 2011 @04:39PM (#3371253)
That's okay. Free/open source software in general is still considered to be utterly radioactive but there's enough developers out there willing to work with and on it that it isn't a problem. There's no reason why we should let corporations direct what we use and work on all the time ;)
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Re:Solaris 11 Source Leaked by rbanffy on Monday December 19, 2011 @04:53PM (#3371298)
> Free/open source software in general is still considered to be utterly radioactive

On what planet exactly do you live?

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Re:Solaris 11 Source Leaked by omouse on Monday December 19, 2011 @05:46PM (#3371447)
The one where less than 99% of software is free/open source and where proprietary software is still considered a viable option unfortunately.
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Re:Solaris 11 Source Leaked by rbanffy on Monday December 19, 2011 @06:11PM (#3371517)
I thought you said you came from one where free software is radioactive.
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