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Re:Samsung disabling Windows Update? by Malstrond on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @05:50AM (#9770592)
>FOSS of more often then not superior on its merits alone, why does it need a protectionist anti-competitive law to help it compete?

If proprietary software is more often then not superior on its merits alone, why does it need a protectionist anti-competitive law (Intellectual property, reverse engineering forbidden by EULAs) to help it compete?

Re:Samsung disabling Windows Update? by serge2k on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @01:21PM (#9773053)
FOSS, in the form of the GPL, aggressively uses IP rights (copyright) to further their goals.
Re:Samsung disabling Windows Update? by chc on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @01:28PM (#9773093)
What would the phrase "proprietary software" mean if it weren't possible for software to be proprietary?