Isn't it odd how Indymedia, born from the anti-capitalist movement fails to recognise one of the most public and widespread anti-globilsation actions the world has seen.
The main target of MyDoom was www.sco.com, which for the last few days has been unobtainable. This company is trying to undermine the efforts of hundreds of open source developers who've communally created an operating system (Linux) for computers that is availble to everyone, everywhere and for free. If they succeed in claiming that parts of the of the Linux code belong to them, Linux will get sucked into the global market place along with all the others.... please discuss.
The main target of MyDoom was www.sco.com, which for the last few days has been unobtainable. This company is trying to undermine the efforts of hundreds of open source developers who've communally created an operating system (Linux) for computers that is availble to everyone, everywhere and for free. If they succeed in claiming that parts of the of the Linux code belong to them, Linux will get sucked into the global market place along with all the others.... please discuss.
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why not have a discussion on a DISCUSSION BOARD?
03.02.2004 18:36
There are loads of anti-authoritarian discussion boards around such as enrager.net and urban75.com....
Why post stuff on the newswire like this>?
ffs
SCO want their site to be down
03.02.2004 19:23
cynic
MyDoom nothing to do with anti-globalisation
03.02.2004 20:38
And ffs is right, this isn't a discussion board, it's a newswire. Please post some news, or at least some analysis, when you've got some.
Jon
No
03.02.2004 21:17
But that aside, to describe MyDoom as the most effective anti-capitalist action of all time is nonsense. SCO hasn't really been hurt. Their business model doesn't require a functioning website - they are only interested in pumping up their stock using their bogus campaign of litigation against Linux. If anything, MyDoom has probably helped them, by drawing media attention to the lies SCO have been trying so hard to spread.
Jynx
Linux already recuperated
04.02.2004 11:48
The SCO case is a no-brainer. In order to win in court SCO must show which lines of the Linux kernel breach their copyright - which they refuse to do. If they do, Linus and his team will remove the lines and rewrite them from scratch. That´s assuming they actually have a case which I doubt. The biggest problem this case brings up for open source projects is how to validate that submitted code doesn´t copy someone´s ´intellectual property´ when proprietary code is always secret.
Notice I don´t refer to the ´open source community´? A bunch of geeks sharing code doesn´t make a community any more than keeping knowledge secret and punishing people for sharing makes it property.
BTW Anti-capitalist analysis and discussion of current events is a perfectly valid use for an Indymedia newswire. Even if whoever posted this MyDoom stuff is off the mark.
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MyDoom
05.02.2004 15:56
the bbc seems to think what I think.....
and to the contributor who called Indymedia a newswire... I think thats the idea, but not an actuality.
Check yesterday for instance, couragous anti-war protestors throw 'whitewash' over the gates of downing st... Q: how many hours before Indymedia.org.uk reported this? Check it out for yourselves...
Our Doom
Newswire
05.02.2004 17:00
Why didn't you post the story, if you knew about it?
Mick
Linux and Redhat/Suse/Debian
06.02.2004 14:51
And besides, there are some releases of Linux which can be copied regardless, and actually, the way RedHat makes its money is not through the discs, its through RedHat network, which is an added frill from them. As long as people don't join RHN they aren't doing RedHat many favours. I don't for one moment think RedHat are less than Boergious Scum, but they have played an invaluable role in promoting open source software.
If, as has been suggested, we start producing open-source textbooks, then a company decides to be like RedHat and produce hardcopies with a disc with the word files (fullfilling the open source aspect), what does that mean? Sell out? No, you can still get the book online but who wouldn't prefer a properly bound book?
Rebel W
oh yeah, something happened somewhere.... give us an hour or 4...
07.02.2004 15:37
Its a perfect example. Protestors 'whitewash' gates on Downing Street AM, if this had been reported quickly we could have inspired people to get down there and make some noise and coincidently cheer the gallery protestors as they came out....
It just feels as if things work a snails pace around here...
SYLLABICATION: news·wire
PRONUNCIATION: nzwr, nyz-
NOUN: A wire/news service that transmits UP-TO-THE-MINUTE (NOT HOUR) news, usually electronically, to the media and often the public.
Our Doom
Purpose of newswire
07.02.2004 20:12
Corporate newswires have paid staff whose job it is to receive reports from journalists and fire them onto the newswire immediately. This newswire, OTOH, will only be up to the minute if all its readers (i.e. you) post the news as soon as they know about it. So next time you hear about an action like the Downing St. Whitewash, don't wait for us to post it up: that's your job.
Analysis on a recent news event is also welcome. But please don't just post up a couple lines of an idea, and say "discuss", cause the newswire's not meant as a discussion wire like Urban 75 etc.
Cheers,
An IMC guy
A bunch of geeks sharing code doesn´t make a community...
14.02.2004 13:20
Chris