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OT: Congressman Criticized For Attacking Free Software Movement
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[log in to unmask][log in to unmask], 23 Oct 2002 11:26:08 +0200768_iso-8859-1 Does your poster include the HPe3000 to IBM iSeries option ?

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Washington Rep. Adam Smith, whose biggest contributor is Microsoft, is
blasted by head of a House technology committee.
By D. Ian Hopper, AP Technology Writer


WASHINGTON (AP)--A congressman from Microsoft Corp.'s home state was
criticized by the chairman of a House technology committee for an attack on
the free software movement.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers had written a letter urging White House
computer security adviser Richard Clarke to find sales opportunities for
government-funded software projects. The letter had no mention of the issue
of free software, also known as open-source or General Public License (GPL)
software.

But when Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., whose biggest political contributor is
Microsoft, began circulating the letter to his fellow Democrats asking for
their signatures, he added his own correspondence, saying the free software
philosophy is "problematic and threaten(s) to undermine innovation and
security.''

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http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20021024S0001

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