wish i had a clue stick to smack buffet upside the head!

[Evan Leibovitch]

Kush wrote:

> This is corruption thru bribing. Only nobody says it that way. They 
> call it smart marketing.


This is a problem but it's important not to hand-wring too long over it. 
The rise of open source has always been about the triumph of the 
grassroots over the power of marketing, and this is no exception.

And, lest we forget, the open source world is also the (relatively 
recent) recipient of substantial individual philanthropy, the result of 
which is Ubuntu Linux. While Shuttleworth is no Gates, his money has 
gone more directly and unabashedly towards support.

- Evan

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