Comment Paradox (Score 1) 427
It is a strange situation. As a commercial software developer, I can't really decry UCITA for the obvious reasons. As a consumer, however, I'm indignated by the actions of the oppressive corporate lords that hope establish a new era of servage on the ruins of our democracy (republic, whatever, don't nitpick).
I've personally resolved that issue by increasingly relying on GPL'd software for my personal computing needs, and with projects like Mozilla and KOffice getting fast to the level of full day-to-day usability, a fully GPL'd (or at least following the Open Source guidelines) system is almost palpable reality.
I know this is a limited approach, possibly ignoring the larger ramifications of an increasingly restrictive corporate government, but it does alleviate that pesky cognitive dissonace a little bit.
I've personally resolved that issue by increasingly relying on GPL'd software for my personal computing needs, and with projects like Mozilla and KOffice getting fast to the level of full day-to-day usability, a fully GPL'd (or at least following the Open Source guidelines) system is almost palpable reality.
I know this is a limited approach, possibly ignoring the larger ramifications of an increasingly restrictive corporate government, but it does alleviate that pesky cognitive dissonace a little bit.
