So it'd be like the matrix pulling an aizen.(link to the aizen parody on onemanga forums ) . I can see that happening..."since when were you under the impression that you were out of the matrix?"

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Can't sell abstract ideas? I think the USPTO would like to have a word with you sir/madam.

Of course you should understand that a government is an entity that takes the power, so the limited of a limited government as time goes by,is a totalitarian government. Mainly because granting more power to a government can be done by law, and no government ever cedes power. It keeps climbing up the ladder slowly, only to come cascading down under revolution. Then the series repeats.

Is there a solution to this? I can actually only think of other major open source os developing operating systems for smartphones(ubuntu smart,smart suse, smart fedora....) ,that could alleviate the situation, unless you get companies like motorola with its bootloader nonsense. realistically speaking, what can be done?

if I may ask, in which other countries has there recently been proposed a new law for media censorship or something similar and in which countries is some sort of media censorship already being practiced ? i know that In south africa there was a proposed bill very recently.

how i've longed for a replacement to one note! for years now. I really hope LibreOffice does something about it. Having a tablet with a full featured ,open source OneNote-like program will win the hearts of students the world over... I will pray.

i'm fine with chasing the desktop dream, it gives purpose. As long as linux keeps dominating on new platforms as they arrive. It'll be quite the situation when the desktop becomes obsolete (somehow ) . so keep trying to catch the wind ,linux. Lord knows it keeps you motivated.

Squeeze theorem?

I recently got a motorola milestone, how do I go about installing 2.2?

you mean gooogle and the end user. but he's not important. Anyway, its regretable to see how the spirit of open source is being perverted. And you have stated the justifications they would use. from hardware manufacturers to app developers. Sad Sad Sad...

Am I the only one who immediately imagined samuel l. jackson doing the dare? the double dare?

"And the collective cries of the slain sheep, each a cry in proclamation of injustice,resonated with the soul of the herald angel,whose seven voices called forth from past,present,future, south ,north,east and west, the true light that will break through the night. That light was free and open source hardware "........ Wouldn't this theoretically be the end of many troubles? It really is the final frontier. Lord knows you slashdotters have the smarts to design the hardware, so how come there isn't a TRUE linux phone? open source to the core?

Yes it is the same old story, but one that needs to be retold over and over... for the children. The things that may be shocking and unheard of to you today ,will be the norms for the next generation. Morality often never spans the generation gap, it falls with its martyrs into the chasm,and only a faint echo from an "old fashioned" doom-sayer can be heard,and promptly dismissed. not fifty years ago,it was unheard of to have sex and children out of wedlock. now its a trend. ..... Even our current generation have lost the value of privacy somewhat,what with the sex tapes,facebooks,twitters of this world. It seems normal to us now, just as it will seem normal to future generations to live without no privacy. A barcoded future is not so unfathomable now, all it needs is something that the foss ecosystem lacks. ... marketing.

So obvious in fact that you think its unfathomable...Hiding a tree in a forests, the forest being closed source software... It seems obvious, but its a all in one solution: They get to silently spy on you without ur knowledge. And whats not to say they don't take redundant measures? If I were them, i'd put in backdoors AND send men in black suits wearing fedoras and latex gloves to ur house. They certainly do have the resources(read tax payers' money) to do so.. It would be naive ,at worst, to think that they wouldn't go this far. Basically, one must assume that every avenue they could exploit to keep a step ahead,they will pursue. Vehemently.