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Comment the price will be better (Score -1) 429

by observer7 on Tuesday June 02, 2009 @06:58PM (#28189303) Attached to: GM's Hummer Brand To Be Sold To a Chinese Company

labor cost and reintroduction of lead gas and paint will bring the price down . everyone will be able to own one...in the third world. regulations by the environmentalists wont let us have one in the us

Submission + - influence of US lobbies on the EU Open Source (wikileaks.org)

Submitted by observer7 on Monday June 01, 2009 @10:54AM

observer7 writes: Open Source is software that is free to use and modify. Large copyright holders such as the US-based MicroSoft Corporation exert pressure to prevent government adoption of free software. The three files complete the previous WikiLeaks release about the influence of US lobbies such as MicroSoft on the EU Open Source Software WorkGroup (see: How to Hijack an EU Open Source Strategy Paper and European Commission OSS Strategy Draft, Mar 2009). The files present draft versions of the group's report, so it can be seen how the lobbies pressure change inside the very reports which are supposed to be a base for the European Commission legislation propositions. The 3 documents have been released before each on one website, here are the original adresses since they're still avalaible for now : 1. e-skills (microsoft lobby) website, WorkGroup 6 work version report (Education and formation)[1] 2. ICTRegie (academic research organism from netherlands) website, 1st or 2nd version of the global report about european software startegy[2] 3. CEPIS (institutional european organism) website, 3rd version of the global report about european software strategy, the title changed slightly[3] The Open Source and Free Software communities should be very interested by these docs, as could be journalists. Journalists could call any of the lobbies or organizations listed in these reports or the ones which made these available (for now) on the web. Or even phone the Directorate D of European Commission for Information Society and Media.

Comment âoeYou have been assimilated." (Score -1) 987

by observer7 on Friday May 15, 2009 @12:55AM (#27961853) Attached to: What Can I Do About Book Pirates?

Resistance is futile. your knowledge is become ours. welcome to the collective

Comment yes virginia (Score -1) 779

by observer7 on Friday April 10, 2009 @09:56AM (#27530779) Attached to: Slashdot Mentioned In Virginia Terrorism Report

there is a santa clause... this is funny as hell

Comment least it lasted longer (Score -1) 505

by observer7 on Monday April 06, 2009 @07:27PM (#27482751) Attached to: Antarctic Ice Bridge Finally Breaks Off

than the one in mn

Submission + - The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer (nytimes.com)

Submitted by on Sunday June 17, 2007 @12:45PM

An anonymous reader writes: A NYT Magazine story about companies in China who pay people to goldfarm for a living. Free subscription to NYT Magazine online may be required.

Comment Re:Sigh (Score 1, Funny) 146

by observer7 on Thursday March 08, 2007 @11:36AM (#18276628) Attached to: High Tech High 2.0

tearful Bay Area High Tech High students -- recruited by a Bill Gates video -- were told that their school of the future has no future... teacher ,i had my homework but the dog eat my school.

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