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This is an old revision of FUDfudFUD made by BenoitAudouard on 2008-02-22 13:14:57.
- This topic could be named Get The Facts as it is a list of links
Counter-arguments provided against FUD
- http://lwn.net/Articles/232958/ [en] great examples of subjects addressed by FUDders about Free Software
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199600443 [en] simple, frank, Linus against MS software patents allegations
- http://www.mxtabs.net/blog/2007/05/08/response-to-hal-leonard-e-mail-to-the-music-publishing-community/ [en] guitar tabs are concerned as well, point by point answer
- http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9773662-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad Microsoft starts a "Get the Facts" campaign...against itself : " total cost of ownership for Windows XP is $4,407 annually, while Vista's cost is $3,802. The $4,407 figure was derived from costs of hardware, software, IT labor, and user costs...."
- http://open-net.ch/eng/Open-Source/TCO [fr] TCO Total Cost of Ownership is less for Linux than Windows (even using OpenOffice.org)
- https://linuxfr.org/~IsNotGood/26077.html [fr] how to accelerate windows vista
- https://linuxfr.org/comments/901732.html#901732 [fr] MS buys innovative technology to integrate it
- https://linuxfr.org/~IsNotGood/26141.html [fr] closed ooxml vs open ODF
- http://www.april.org/articles/communiques/pr-20080221.html [fr] interoperability "à la" Microsoft, not interoperable nor libre software compatible :/
- https://linuxfr.org/~maillequeule/26192.html [fr]
Missing some counter-arguments
- http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033867/index.htm?postversion=2007051409 [en] the article is too long and rather lets the reader makes his/her mind, though the subject is important as software patents are illegal in Europe (shouldn't those who try to patent software be prosecuted BTW ?)
- https://linuxfr.org/~pounkfuckcomm0/24455.html [fr] 235 software patents
- http://bourse.jdf.com/actualites.html?id=071833&genre=FLASHS%20ETRANGERS&ticker=&pays=FR [fr] allegations without proof by MS
References
- http://eucd.info a reference against software patents
- http://gpl-violations.org/ ever thought that the GPL was not well defended ? you should trust more free software to be legal than those that try to hide.
List of subjects
- software patents :
- they are illegal in Europe, people applying for them should be prosecuted and go to jail, don't you think ? What would you think if mathematical formulas were patented ? What do you think an algorithm is ? What do you think a program is made of ?
- proprietary software is at the same risk than open-source and libre software to make use of a patent without even knowing it, don't you think ? The danger being higher for proprietary software for being guilty of trying to hide it (when even the source code is available with libre software)
- intellectual property : gni ?
- security through obscurity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity : flawed by design ?
- copyright : see http://gpl-violations.org for a great tool / organization to defend free software
links
- http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/16/2146233 [en] why Kyocera needs a patent license from Microsoft to develop its embedded Linux products ?
- https://linuxfr.org//2002/08/12/9227.html [fr] less job when proprietary goes open source ? nope, see the comments : other interesting jobs
- https://linuxfr.org//2002/12/03/10510.html [fr] FUD by magazines bought by ads or not competent enough ?
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