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SubjectRe: Fix for wrong OOM killer trigger?
On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Larry McVoy wrote:
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> The problem is that you are saying that closed source is bad,

[snip]

> Sooner or later, I expect the more reasonable people out there to explain
> to you that your actions are hurting them and maybe they'll help you
> decide which is more important, getting at the data you want, in a timely
> manner, without a license, or doing negative advertising against us.
> If the other folks don't care enough to do that then that's fine, the
> gateways are not important and you can whine all you want but you'll be
> back to waiting for tarball releases and we can save some money.

Thank you for demonstrating exactly _why_ closed source software is bad.
Your posts clearly show that with a closed-source solution, you put
yourself at the mercy of a single vendor, and have to put up with whatever
demands and threats he feels like making.


Bernd
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